Silicon wafer-based tandem cells: The ultimate photovoltaic solution?

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8981, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Green, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

High efficiency; Silicon Solar Cells; Tandem

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COMMERCE; CYTOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; PHOTONIC DEVICES; SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

HIGH-EFFICIENCY; HIGH-PERFORMANCE CELL; MARKET POSITION; MONOCRYSTALLINE; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; PRICE REDUCTIONS; SILICON SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGY; TANDEM;

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 84901778420     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2044175     Document Type: Conference Paper

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