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Title: Photovoltaic Subcontract Program, FY 1991

Abstract

This report summarizes the fiscal year (FY) 1991 (October 1, 1990, through September 30, 1991) progress of the subcontracted photovoltaic (PV) research and development (R D) performed under the Photovoltaic Advanced Research and Development Project at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) -- formerly the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI). The mission of the national PV program is to develop PV technology for large-scale generation of economically competitive electric power in the United States. The technical sections of the report cover the main areas of the subcontract program: the Amorphous Silicon Research Project, Polycrystalline Thin Films, Crystalline Silicon Materials Research, High-Efficiency Concepts, the New Ideas Program, the University Participation Program, and the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Technology (PVMaT) project. Technical summaries of each of the subcontracted programs provide a discussion of approaches, major accomplishments in FY 1991, and future research directions.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5286656
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-410-4724
ON: DE92001248
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-83CH10093
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; SOLAR CELLS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; AMORPHOUS STATE; CADMIUM TELLURIDE SOLAR CELLS; CADMIUM TELLURIDES; COPPER SELENIDE SOLAR CELLS; COPPER SELENIDES; DEPOSITION; EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM ARSENIDES; MATERIALS; PROGRESS REPORT; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; ARSENIDES; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; FILMS; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PNICTIDES; SELENIDES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMIMETALS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; TELLURIDES; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; 140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion; 360601 - Other Materials- Preparation & Manufacture

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title = {Photovoltaic Subcontract Program, FY 1991},
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abstractNote = {This report summarizes the fiscal year (FY) 1991 (October 1, 1990, through September 30, 1991) progress of the subcontracted photovoltaic (PV) research and development (R D) performed under the Photovoltaic Advanced Research and Development Project at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) -- formerly the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI). The mission of the national PV program is to develop PV technology for large-scale generation of economically competitive electric power in the United States. The technical sections of the report cover the main areas of the subcontract program: the Amorphous Silicon Research Project, Polycrystalline Thin Films, Crystalline Silicon Materials Research, High-Efficiency Concepts, the New Ideas Program, the University Participation Program, and the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Technology (PVMaT) project. Technical summaries of each of the subcontracted programs provide a discussion of approaches, major accomplishments in FY 1991, and future research directions.},
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