Title :
The Present Status of Silicon Solar Cells
Author_Institution :
Semiconductor Division, Hoffman Electronics Corporation, El Monte, Calif.
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;
Journal_Title :
Military Electronics, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/IRET-MIL.1962.5008391
