Thin Film Solar Cells and their Development Prospects in Yunnan

Abstract:

Thin-film solar cells (TFSC) have made great progress during the past decade and consequently are now attracting extensive academic and commercial interest because of their potential advantages: lightweight, flexible, low cost, and high-throughput production. The strengths and weaknesses of different thin-film solar cells: amorphous silicon thin-film solar cells, multi-compound thin-film solar cells, organic thin-film solar cells and dye-sensitized solar cells are discussed. Finally, prospects for the development of thin film solar cell technology in Yunnan province are discussed.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 651)
• Pages: 29-32
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.651.29
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Xiao Yan Wang, Qiong Wu, Hai Yan Li, Hai Dong Ju, Hai Yang, Jin Long Luo, Li Ying Pu, Shan Du, Hai Wang
• Keywords: Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC), Multi-Compound Thin-Film Solar Cells, Organic Thin-Film Solar Cells, Silicon Thin-Film Solar Cells, Thin-Film Solar Cells

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