Advances in Solar Cell Technology: An Overview
Rashmi Deshpande
Abstract
Progress in the field of solar cell technology starting with first generation and second generation solar cells is discussed here by considering different materials on which these technologies are based. The efficiencies attained with different new age solar cell technologies, limitations in their commercial application have been summarized. This paper is an overview of the advances in solar cell technology and comparison of the performance of different types of solar cells.
Topics & Concepts
AstrobiologyPhysicssolar cell performance optimizationChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsSilicon and Solar Cell Technologies