Case for a 40% efficiency goal for photovoltaic cells in 2005

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-8

  Rannels, James E ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MARKETING; PERFORMANCE; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

HIGH EFFICIENCY; LARGE SCALE MARKET POTENTIAL; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONCENTRATORS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0035202138     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(00)00071-4     Document Type: Article

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