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Title: DOE/NREL Fundamental and Exploratory Research into Solar Cells: Preprint

Abstract

This conference paper describes the U.S. Department of Energy / National Renewable Energy Laboratory supports fundamental and exploratory research into solar cells. The purpose of the following set of research projects is twofold: (1) to provide fundamental experimental and theoretical foundations to existing photovoltaic (PV)/solar cell technologies, and (2) to explore whole new possibilities in PV/solar cell technologies, however revolutionary or unconventional they might be. As surely as a number of revolutionary new solar cell technologies will most likely involve high-risk, long-term R&D to bring them to fruition, and may also well be needed as a complement to a future energy portfolio, so we also need timely results. As such, one of the primary driving motives for this effort is the possibility of developing one or more''leapfrog'' technologies. These are technologies that have the distinct possibility of''leaping ahead'' of existing technologies rather than taking the more characteristic development time of 10 to 20 years.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
15007046
Report Number(s):
NREL/CP-520-31484
TRN: US200413%%95
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-99-GO10337
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Conference title not supplied, Conference location not supplied, Conference dates not supplied; Other Information: PBD: 1 May 2002; Related Information: Prepared for the 29th IEEE PV Specialists Conference, 20-24 May
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; PV; FUNDAMENTAL AND EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGIES; FUTURE GENERATION PROJECT; SOLAR ENERGY - PHOTOVOLTAICS

Citation Formats

Matson, R, and McConnell, R. DOE/NREL Fundamental and Exploratory Research into Solar Cells: Preprint. United States: N. p., 2002. Web. doi:10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190858.
Matson, R, & McConnell, R. DOE/NREL Fundamental and Exploratory Research into Solar Cells: Preprint. United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190858
Matson, R, and McConnell, R. 2002. "DOE/NREL Fundamental and Exploratory Research into Solar Cells: Preprint". United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190858. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/15007046.
@article{osti_15007046,
title = {DOE/NREL Fundamental and Exploratory Research into Solar Cells: Preprint},
author = {Matson, R and McConnell, R},
abstractNote = {This conference paper describes the U.S. Department of Energy / National Renewable Energy Laboratory supports fundamental and exploratory research into solar cells. The purpose of the following set of research projects is twofold: (1) to provide fundamental experimental and theoretical foundations to existing photovoltaic (PV)/solar cell technologies, and (2) to explore whole new possibilities in PV/solar cell technologies, however revolutionary or unconventional they might be. As surely as a number of revolutionary new solar cell technologies will most likely involve high-risk, long-term R&D to bring them to fruition, and may also well be needed as a complement to a future energy portfolio, so we also need timely results. As such, one of the primary driving motives for this effort is the possibility of developing one or more''leapfrog'' technologies. These are technologies that have the distinct possibility of''leaping ahead'' of existing technologies rather than taking the more characteristic development time of 10 to 20 years.},
doi = {10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190858},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/15007046}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2002},
month = {Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2002}
}

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