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3. New Trends in Solar Cells Research

Author : Mihaela Girtan

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Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Solar cells converts the solar photons energy into electrical energy. The first solar cell was realized in 1954 at Bell Laboratories. The functioning principles of this first generation solar cells are based on a p-n homojunction realized in a bulk semiconductor (Silicon or GaAs). Figure 3.1 depicts the charge carriers’ distribution and band diagram levels before and after junction formation.

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Title: New Trends in Solar Cells Research
Author: Mihaela Girtan
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Future Solar Energy Devices
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-67336-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-67337-0

Copyright Year: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67337-0_3