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Therehasbeenanenormousinfusionofnewideasinthefieldofsolarcellsoverthelast15years;discourseonenergytransferhasgottenmuchricher,andnanostructuresandnanomaterialshaverevolutionizedthepossibilitiesfornewtechnologicaldevelopments.However,solarenergycannotbecomeubiquitousintheworld'spowermarketsunlessitcanbecomeeconomicallycompetitivewithlegacygenerationmethodssuchasfossilfuels.TheneweditionofDr.StephenFonash'sdefinitivetextpointsthewaytowardgreaterefficiencyandcheaperproductionbyaddingcoverageofcutting-edgetopicsinplasmonics,multi-exitongenerationprocesses,nanostructuresandnanomaterialssuchasquantumdots.Thebook'snewstructureimprovesreadabilitybyshiftingmanydetailedequationstoappendices,andbalancesthefirstedition'ssemiconductorcoveragewithanemphasisonthin-films.Further,itnowdemonstratesphysicalprincipleswithsimulationsinthewell-knownAMPScomputercodedevelopedbytheauthor.*Classictextnowupdatedwithnewadvancesinnanomaterialsandthinfilmsthatpointthewaytocheaper,moreefficientsolarenergyproduction*Manyofthedetailedequationsfromthefirsteditionhavebeenshiftedtoappendicesinordertoimprovereadability*Importanttheoreticalpointsarenowaccompaniedbyconcretedemonstrationsviaincludedsimulationscreatedwiththewell-knownAMPScomputercode