Photovoltaic technology development: A perspective from patent growth analysis

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3130-3136

  Liu, John S ^a   Kuan, Chung Huei ^a   Cha, Shi Cho ^a   Chuang, Wen Ling ^a   Gau, George J ^b   Jeng, Jeng Ywan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Gau Tech Enterprise Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Keyword co occurrence; Patent analysis; Photovoltaic cells; S shaped curves; Solar cells; Tech mining

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; CDTE; CO-OCCURRENCE; CO-OCCURRENCE ANALYSIS; CRUDE OIL PRICES; CURRENT WAVES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FEED-IN TARIFF; GROWTH ANALYSIS; GROWTH STAGES; GROWTH TRAJECTORIES; OIL PRICES; PARADIGM SHIFTS; PATENT ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; S-SHAPED CURVES; SILICON TECHNOLOGIES; STRATEGIC ISSUES; TECH MINING; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; COSTS; CRUDE OIL; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PETROLEUM ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; TRAJECTORIES;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 80051551525     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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