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JOURNAL OF ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY AND RELATED PHENOMENA
Volume 150, Issue 2-3, Pages 105-135Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.elspec.2005.09.004
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photovoltaics; solar cells; thin films
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The status of current and coming solar photovoltaic technologies and their future development are presented. The emphasis is on R&D advances and cell and module performances, with indications of the limitations and strengths of crystalline (Si and GaAs) and thin film (a-Si:H, Si, Cu(In,Ga)(Sc,S)(2), CdTe). The contributions and technological pathways for now and near-term technologies (silicon, III-Vs, and thin films) and status and forecasts for next-next generation photovoltaics (organics, nanotechnologies, multi-multiple junctions) are evaluated. Recent advances in concentrators, new directions for thin films, and materials/device technology issues are discussed in terms of technology evolution and progress. Insights to technical and other investments needed to tip photovoltaics to its next level of contribution as a significant clean-energy partner in the world energy portfolio. (c) 2005 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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