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Silicon Parallel Multilayer Thin Film Solar Cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Martin A. Green,
Alistair B. Sproul,
Tom Puzzer,
Guang Fu Zheng,
Paul Basore and
Trevor Young
Martin A. Green
Affiliation:
Centre for Photovoltaic Devices and Systems, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052
Alistair B. Sproul
Affiliation:
Centre for Photovoltaic Devices and Systems, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052
Tom Puzzer
Affiliation:
Centre for Photovoltaic Devices and Systems, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052
Guang Fu Zheng
Affiliation:
Centre for Photovoltaic Devices and Systems, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052
Paul Basore
Affiliation:
Pacific Solar Pty. Ltd., 82–86 Bay Street, Botany, Sydney, Australia, 2019
Trevor Young
Affiliation:
Pacific Solar Pty. Ltd., 82–86 Bay Street, Botany, Sydney, Australia, 2019
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Abstract

A new silicon parallel multilayer solar cell structure has recently been reported which can give high solar cell energy conversion efficiency from low quality silicon material. Advantages of this structure are described as is recent characterization work which compares the properties of grain boundaries in experimental devices to those predicted by earlier calculations.

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