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Title: Silicon Solar Cell Turns 50

Abstract

This short brochure describes a milestone in solar (or photovoltaic, PV) research-namely, the 50th anniversary of the invention of the first viable silicon solar cell by three researchers at Bell Laboratories.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
15009471
Report Number(s):
NREL/BR-520-33947
TRN: US200428%%941
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-99-GO10337
Resource Type:
Program Document
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Aug 2004
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; INVENTIONS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PV; SILICON SOLAR CELL; BELL LABORATORIES; INVENTION; DARYL CHAPIN; CALVIN FULLER; GERALD PEARSON; SOLAR ENERGY - PHOTOVOLTAICS

Citation Formats

Perlin, J. Silicon Solar Cell Turns 50. United States: N. p., 2004. Web.
Perlin, J. Silicon Solar Cell Turns 50. United States.
Perlin, J. 2004. "Silicon Solar Cell Turns 50". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/15009471.
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abstractNote = {This short brochure describes a milestone in solar (or photovoltaic, PV) research-namely, the 50th anniversary of the invention of the first viable silicon solar cell by three researchers at Bell Laboratories.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2004},
month = {Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2004}
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