New-generation photovoltaic technologies

Conference · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5501039

Surek, T; McConnell, R D

Five generations of photovoltaic technologies are identified: Single Crystal Silicon, Polycrystalline Silicon, Ribbon Silicon, Single-Junction Thin Films, and Multijunction Thin Films. The Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) is the focus for the US government's research and development of the most promising, the fourth and fifth generation single-junction and multijunction thin films. Improvements in materials and solar cell fabrication techniques have resulted in remarkable progress for thin-film devices in recent years. This paper describes some recent highlights of SERI's photovoltaic research efforts.

• Research Organization: Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 5501039
• Report Number(s): SERI/TP-211-2748; CONF-850604-11; ON: DE85012143
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
AMORPHOUS STATE
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CADMIUM SULFIDES
CADMIUM TELLURIDES
CASCADE SOLAR CELLS
CHALCOGENIDES
CRYSTAL GROWTH
CRYSTALS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
FILMS
GALLIUM ARSENIDES
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC PHOSPHORS
MONOCRYSTALS
PHOSPHORS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PNICTIDES
POLYCRYSTALS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TELLURIDES
TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS
THIN FILMS