TY - JOUR
T1 - Photovoltaic solar cells: an overview of state-of-the-art cell development and environmental issues
AU - Miles, Robert
AU - Forbes, Ian
AU - Hynes, Kathleen
N1 - Invited review. (Editor: Prof J.B. Mullin). In depth and up-to-date review of technologies for making commercial solar cells and modules. In depth review of environmental issues. One of the most downloaded Elsevier Journal papers.
PY - 2005/1
Y1 - 2005/1
N2 - This paper gives an overview of the materials and methods used for fabricating photovoltaic solar cell devices. The technologies discussed include those based on the use of silicon (in the crystalline, multicrystalline, amorphous and micro-crystalline forms), the III–V compounds (e.g. gallium arsenide, indium phosphide and gallium antimonide), the polycrystalline compounds (e.g. cadmium telluride, copper gallium indium diselenide and copper indium disulphide), and organic materials (e.g. dyes, polymers and fullerenes). The paper also discusses the important environmental and energy issues with regard to the manufacture, use and disposal of the solar cells and modules.
AB - This paper gives an overview of the materials and methods used for fabricating photovoltaic solar cell devices. The technologies discussed include those based on the use of silicon (in the crystalline, multicrystalline, amorphous and micro-crystalline forms), the III–V compounds (e.g. gallium arsenide, indium phosphide and gallium antimonide), the polycrystalline compounds (e.g. cadmium telluride, copper gallium indium diselenide and copper indium disulphide), and organic materials (e.g. dyes, polymers and fullerenes). The paper also discusses the important environmental and energy issues with regard to the manufacture, use and disposal of the solar cells and modules.
KW - Photovoltaic power generation
KW - Solar cells
U2 - 10.1016/j.pcrysgrow.2005.10.002
DO - 10.1016/j.pcrysgrow.2005.10.002
M3 - Article
SN - 0960-8974
VL - 51
SP - 1
EP - 42
JO - Progress in Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials
JF - Progress in Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials
IS - 1-3
ER -
