chapter 1 Introduction to Photovoltaic Physics, Applications, and Technologies -- chapter 2 Optical Properties of Nanostructures / chapter 3 Photovoltaic Device Physicson the Nanoscale / chapter 4 Nanostructured Organic Solar Cells / chapter 5 Recent Progress in QuantumWell Solar Cells / chapter 6 Nanowire- and Nanotube-Based Solar Cells -- chapter 7 Semiconductor Nanowires: Contacts and Electronic Properties / chapter 8 Quantum Dot Solar Cells / chapter 9 Luminescent Solar Concentrators / chapter 10 Nanoparticles for Solar Spectrum Conversion / chapter 11 Nanoplasmonics for Photovoltaic Applications