DocumentCode
953873
Title
The Present Status of Silicon Solar Cells
Author
Iles, Peter A.
Author_Institution
Semiconductor Division, Hoffman Electronics Corporation, El Monte, Calif.
Issue
1
fYear
1962
Firstpage
5
Lastpage
14
Abstract
The present state of the art of silicon solar cells is described. The physical properties, circuit performance, and current lines of research are summarized. Silicon is seen to be competitive in several of the newer approaches to solar cell improvement.
Keywords
Absorption; Circuit optimization; Conductivity; Impurities; Laboratories; P-n junctions; Photonic band gap; Photovoltaic cells; Silicon; Telephony;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Military Electronics, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-2511
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/IRET-MIL.1962.5008391
Filename
5008391
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