Editor and Contributors
About the Editor
Arvind Shah is the founder of the Photovoltaics
Research Laboratory (PV Laboratory), at the Institute
of Microtechnology (IMT), in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
PV laboratory, Neuchâtel, has, since 1985, done
pioneering work in the establishment of low-cost
production methods for solar cells based on silicon. In
this context, PV laboratory introduced, in 1987, a
novel plasma-assisted deposition method called “VHF
deposition” permitting a significant increase in the
deposition rate for thin-film silicon layers. In 1994, PV
laboratory, Neuchâtel, introduced microcrystalline silicon, deposited by VHF plasma, and with very low
oxygen content, as novel absorber layer, within
thin-film solar cells. From 2003 onwards, VHF
deposition has been adopted by many industries, in
Europe, USA and Japan.
PV laboratory, Neuchâtel, does also significant work
on the development of transparent conductive oxides,
as contact layers for solar cells, with enhanced
light-trapping properties.
PV laboratory, Neuchâtel, is, furthermore, active in
demonstrating novel methods for the design and
fabrication of lightweight, low-cost flexible solar cells.
From 1979 to 2005, Arvind was a professor at the
University of Neuchâtel. From 1987 to 2005, he was
additionally a part-time professor at the EPFL
Lausanne.
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About the Editor
Arvind Shah is the founder of the Photovoltaics
Research Laboratory (PV Laboratory), at the Institute
of Microtechnology (IMT), in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
PV laboratory, Neuchâtel, has, since 1985, done
pioneering work in the establishment of low-cost
production methods for solar cells based on silicon. In
this context, PV laboratory introduced, in 1987, a
novel plasma-assisted deposition method called “VHF
deposition” permitting a significant increase in the
deposition rate for thin-film silicon layers. In 1994, PV
laboratory, Neuchâtel, introduced microcrystalline silicon, deposited by VHF plasma, and with very low
oxygen content, as novel absorber layer, within
thin-film solar cells. From 2003 onwards, VHF
deposition has been adopted by many industries, in
Europe, USA and Japan.
PV laboratory, Neuchâtel, does also significant work
on the development of transparent conductive oxides,
as contact layers for solar cells, with enhanced
light-trapping properties.
PV laboratory, Neuchâtel, is, furthermore, active in
demonstrating novel methods for the design and
fabrication of lightweight, low-cost flexible solar cells.
From 1979 to 2005, Arvind was a professor at the
University of Neuchâtel. From 1987 to 2005, he was
additionally a part-time professor at the EPFL
Lausanne.
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