The key attributes for achieving high‐efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells are identified
and historical developments leading to their realization discussed. Despite the achievement …

The last 15 years have seen large improvements in crystalline silicon solar cells, with
efficiencies improved by over 50%. The main drivers have been improved electrical and …

Although many calculations since the early 1980s have predicted that high performance in
thin crystalline silicon cells is feasible, performance levels demonstrated in the past have …

Bulk crystalline silicon solar cells have been the workhorse of the photovoltaic industry over
the past decades. Recent major investments in new manufacturing facilities for …

If the best indicator of the future is the past, there may be limited changes in photovoltaic
manufacturing over the coming 20 years apart from higher production volumes, lower costs …

In the history of technological development, there are past examples where an apparently
mature technology blossoms into its full state of development only when facing the …

Although it has been close to 60 years since the first operational silicon solar cell was
demonstrated, the last 15 years have seen large improvements in the technology, with the …

Approximately half the cost of a finished crystalline silicon solar module is due to the silicon
itself. Combining this fact with a high-efficiency potential makes thin-film crystalline silicon …

One of the most promising ways to reduce the cost of photovoltaics is thin-film crystalline
silicon solar cells. This paper, together with part 1, reviews the current state of research in …

One of the most effective approaches for a cost reduction of crystalline silicon solar cells is
the better utilization of the crystals by cutting thinner wafers. However, such thin silicon …