Solar cell efficiency tables (version 51)
Abstract
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 July 2017 are reviewed, together with progress over the last 25 years. Appendices are included documenting area definitions and also listing recognised test centres.
- Authors:
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[1];
[2];
[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 Heidenhofstraße 2 D‐79110 Freiburg Germany
- Publication Date:
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1464549
- Grant/Contract Number:
- DE‐AC36‐08‐GO28308
- Resource Type:
- Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Progress in Photovoltaics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Progress in Photovoltaics Journal Volume: 26 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1062-7995
- Publisher:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Green, Martin A., Hishikawa, Yoshihiro, Dunlop, Ewan D., Levi, Dean H., Hohl‐Ebinger, Jochen, and Ho‐Baillie, Anita W. Y. Solar cell efficiency tables (version 51). United Kingdom: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1002/pip.2978.
Green, Martin A., Hishikawa, Yoshihiro, Dunlop, Ewan D., Levi, Dean H., Hohl‐Ebinger, Jochen, & Ho‐Baillie, Anita W. Y. Solar cell efficiency tables (version 51). United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2978
Green, Martin A., Hishikawa, Yoshihiro, Dunlop, Ewan D., Levi, Dean H., Hohl‐Ebinger, Jochen, and Ho‐Baillie, Anita W. Y. Thu .
"Solar cell efficiency tables (version 51)". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2978.
@article{osti_1464549,
title = {Solar cell efficiency tables (version 51)},
author = {Green, Martin A. and Hishikawa, Yoshihiro and Dunlop, Ewan D. and Levi, Dean H. and Hohl‐Ebinger, Jochen and Ho‐Baillie, Anita W. Y.},
abstractNote = {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 July 2017 are reviewed, together with progress over the last 25 years. Appendices are included documenting area definitions and also listing recognised test centres.},
doi = {10.1002/pip.2978},
journal = {Progress in Photovoltaics},
number = 1,
volume = 26,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Thu Dec 14 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Thu Dec 14 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}
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