Silicon photovoltaic modules: A brief history of the first 50 years

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 447-455

  Green, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic history; Silicon photovoltaic modules; Solar cell modules

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLAR CELLS; SPACECRAFT;

PHOTOVOLTAIC HISTORY; SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; SOLAR CELL MODULES; TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS;

SILICON;

EID: 22744450660     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.612     Document Type: Review

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