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The path to 25% silicon solar cell efficiency: History of silicon cell evolution

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: 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 © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications

DOI: 10.1002/pip.892

Author: Martin A. Green

Institution: UNSW Sydney

Language: English

Topic: Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: University of New South Wales, Australian Research Council, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories