Solar cell efficiency tables (version 52)

Green, Martin A.; Hishikawa, Yoshihiro; Dunlop, Ewan D.; Levi, Dean H.; Hohl‐Ebinger, Jochen; Ho‐Baillie, Anita W. Y.

doi:10.1002/pip.3040

Solar cell efficiency tables (version 52)

Journal Article · Tue Jun 19 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Progress in Photovoltaics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3040· OSTI ID:1464553

^[1]; ^[2]; Dunlop, Ewan D. ^[3]; Levi, Dean H. ^[4]; Hohl‐Ebinger, Jochen ^[5]; ^[1]

Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 Australia
Research Center for Photovoltaics (RCPV) National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Central 2, Umezono 1‐1‐1 Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8568 Japan
Directorate C—Energy, Transport and Climate European Commission—Joint Research Centre Via E. Fermi 2749 IT‐21027 Ispra VA Italy
National Renewable Energy Laboratory 15013 Denver West Parkway Golden CO 80401 USA
Department of Characterisation and Simulation/CalLab Cells Fraunhofer‐Institute for Solar Energy Systems Heidenhofstr. 2 D‐79110 Freiburg Germany

Abstract

Consolidated tables showing an extensive listing of the highest independently confirmed efficiencies for solar cells and modules are presented. Guidelines for inclusion of results into these tables are outlined and new entries since January 2018 are reviewed.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1464553

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1461257

Journal Information:: Progress in Photovoltaics, Journal Name: Progress in Photovoltaics Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 26; ISSN 1062-7995

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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