SERI photovoltaics advanced research and development: FY 1983 accomplishments

Technical Report · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6991852

This report contains the technical highlights of SERI's program in photovoltaics research and development and a bibliography of resulting publications for FY 1983, SERI's participation in a Thin Film Research Task Force appointed by the U.S. Department of Energy led to the formation of technology offices having broad program and implementation responsibilities. This kind of an office was begun at SERI in the amorphous silicon area. A multiyear cost-sharing (federal-industry) initiative was also begun to spur industrial R and D in high-efficiency, single-junction and multijunction amorphous silicon thin film solar cells, and steps were taken to further develop measurement and device analysis capabilities of solar cells. The FY 1983 accomplishments are categorized according to SERI's subcontract R and D areas: amorphous thin films, advanced high-efficiency concepts, polycrystalline thin films, polycrystalline silicon, and photoelectrochemical cells. These accomplishments are also broken down according to SERI's internal PV tasks: PV devices and measurements, solid state research, insolation resource assessment, advanced PV systems research, and performance criteria/test methods development. A bibliography covering literature published in fiscal year 1983 is included with over 200 citations.

• Research Organization: Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 6991852
• Report Number(s): SERI/PR-211-2236; ON: DE84004493
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
AMORPHOUS STATE
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
CONVERSION
CRYSTALS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
EFFICIENCY
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ENERGY CONVERSION
EQUIPMENT
FILMS
INSOLATION
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION
POLYCRYSTALS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
TESTING
THIN FILMS