The Path to 25% Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency: History of Silicon Cell Evolution

被引:205
作者
Green, Martin A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ New S Wales, ARC Photovolta Ctr Excellence, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
来源
PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS | 2009年 / 17卷 / 03期
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
silicon solar cells; efficiency evolution;
D O I
10.1002/pip.892
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
The first silicon solar cell was reported in 1941 and had less than 1% energy conversion efficiency compared to the 25% efficiency milestone reported in this paper. Standardisation of past measurements shows there has been a 57% improvement between confirmed results in 1983 and the present result. The features of the cell structure responsible for the most recent performance increase are described and the history of crystalline and multicrystalline silicon cell efficiency evolution is documented. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页码:183 / 189
页数:7
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