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22 Light-to-Electricity Conversion
(a)
(b)
(c)
Fig. 22.65 Various types of solar cells: a monocrystalline silicon solar cell, b polycrystalline solar cell, c amorphous
silicon solar cell. From [1891]
(a)
substrate
junction
(b)
(c)
p-CuInSe2
polyimide
Mo
n-ZnO
Fig. 22.66 a Schematic cross section of a polycrystalline thin-film solar cell. b Rolled sheets of CIS thin film solar
cell on flexible Kapton foil. c SEM cross section of CIS thin-film solar cell. Parts b and c reprinted with permission
from [1906]
solar cells are also termed ‘second-generation’ photovoltaics. Also organic materials can be used for
solar cells [1903], promising low-cost production at acceptable performance, in 2004 2.5% [1904] and
in 2006 about 4% maximum efficiency [1905].
22 Light-to-Electricity Conversion
(a)
(b)
(c)
Fig. 22.65 Various types of solar cells: a monocrystalline silicon solar cell, b polycrystalline solar cell, c amorphous
silicon solar cell. From [1891]
(a)
substrate
junction
(b)
(c)
p-CuInSe2
polyimide
Mo
n-ZnO
Fig. 22.66 a Schematic cross section of a polycrystalline thin-film solar cell. b Rolled sheets of CIS thin film solar
cell on flexible Kapton foil. c SEM cross section of CIS thin-film solar cell. Parts b and c reprinted with permission
from [1906]
solar cells are also termed ‘second-generation’ photovoltaics. Also organic materials can be used for
solar cells [1903], promising low-cost production at acceptable performance, in 2004 2.5% [1904] and
in 2006 about 4% maximum efficiency [1905].