Title :
Progress on DOE/BES-supported research on photovoltaics
Author :
Deb, Satyen K. ; Sopori, Bhushan L. ; Samara, George L. ; Smith, Jerry J.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
A high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) project involving several laboratories and universities was initiated in 1997 under the umbrella of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Center of Excellence for the Synthesis and Processing of Advanced Materials. The objectives of this project are to generate advances in fundamental scientific understanding that will impact the efficiency, cost and reliability of thin-film PV cells. The project is focused on two areas-silicon-based thin-film solar cells and next generation thin photovoltaics. This paper reviews the major accomplishments of this program
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; research initiatives; semiconductor thin films; silicon; solar cells; DOE/BES-supported research; Department of Energy; Si; Si thin-film solar cells; USA; cost; efficiency; high-efficiency photovoltaic project; laboratories; photovoltaics; reliability; thin-film PV cells; universities; Crystallization; Hydrogen; Metastasis; Photonic band gap; Photovoltaic cells; Semiconductor films; Semiconductor thin films; Silicon; Temperature; US Department of Energy;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the Twenty-Eighth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5772-8
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2000.916244
