• DocumentCode
    1364305
  • Title

    Photovoltaic-cell technologies joust for position: The fabrication of solar cells has become a bona fide industry with three versions vying to dominate the marketplace

  • Author

    Fischetti, M.A.

  • Author_Institution
    IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    3/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    40
  • Lastpage
    47
  • Abstract
    An examination is made of current technologies as well as single-crystal silicon which is found to be the most efficient commercially. A discussion is also presented of polycrystalline photovoltaic cells and amorphous silicon.
  • Keywords
    amorphous semiconductors; gallium arsenide; photovoltaic cells; silicon; solar cells; GaAs solar cells; Si solar cells; polycrystalline photovoltaic cells; Electricity; Industries; Laboratories; Photovoltaic systems; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1984.6370205
  • Filename
    6370205
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1364305