DocumentCode
1665926
Title
Principles and technology of photovoltaic energy conversion
Author
Queisser, Hans J. ; Werner, J.H.
Author_Institution
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Festkorperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany
fYear
1995
Firstpage
146
Lastpage
150
Abstract
Modern photovoltaics uses semiconductor solar cells with increasingly sophisticated structures. Silicon remains the most important material. This talk reviews some of the basic principles, especially concerning estimates of theoretical efficiency limits, improved photon utilization, contact optimization, and opportunities and technical problems arising for thin-film solar cells
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; silicon; solar cells; solar energy conversion; Si; contact optimization; efficiency limits; photon utilization; photovoltaic energy conversion; semiconductor solar cells; thin-film solar cells; Charge carrier processes; Electrons; Energy conversion; Estimation theory; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Production; Semiconductor materials; Silicon; Solar power generation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology, 1995 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Beijing
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3062-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICSICT.1995.499656
Filename
499656
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