Photovoltaic advanced research and development program in the United States

Conference · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:7035300

Stone, J L; Ritchie, D W; Surek, T; Witt, C E

The major thrust of the Advanced Research and Development Subprogram is to achieve technical feasibility for various advanced material technologies through long term, high risk, and potentially high payoff research and development. Two approaches are being pursued in order to achieve the cost and efficiency goals. One is to research various polycrystalline and amorphous thin film semiconducting materials on low cost substrates. The other approach is to use solar concentrators in the form of either high efficiency multibandgap cells having 20-40% efficiency potential or luminescent collectors. Polycrystalline thin films under development include polycrystalline silicon, II-VI compounds such as CdS and CdTe, III-V compounds such as GaAs. Also included are photoelectrochemical cells with polycrystalline photoelectrodes. The technical approaches, funding, and future activities are described for each area of research. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-77CH00178
• OSTI ID: 7035300
• Report Number(s): SERI/TP-211-1609; CONF-820555-5; ON: DE83000307
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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