Photovoltaic manufacturing: Present status, future prospects, and research needs

High-Efficiency Solar Cell with Earth-Abundant Liquid-Processed Absorber

(2010) Teodor K. Todorov et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Polymer-Fullerene Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2010) Christoph J. Brabec et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Single-crystal II-VI on Si single-junction and tandem solar cells

(2010) M. Carmody et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

(2010) Anders Hagfeldt et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Performance of Ultrathin Silicon Solar Microcells with Nanostructures of Relief Formed by Soft Imprint Lithography for Broad Band Absorption Enhancement

(2010) Dan Shir et al.   NANO LETTERS

A Review on the Development of the Inverted Polymer Solar Cell Architecture

(2010) Steven K. Hau et al.   Polymer Reviews

The time for CIGS

(2010) Ayodhya N. Tiwari et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Buffer layers and transparent conducting oxides for chalcopyrite Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 based thin film photovoltaics: present status and current developments

(2010) N. Naghavi et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Life cycle analysis of organic photovoltaic technologies

(2010) Rafael García-Valverde et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

The electronic structure of chalcopyrites-bands, point defects and grain boundaries

(2010) Susanne Siebentritt et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

CIGS absorbers and processes

(2010) Shigeru Niki et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Advanced diagnostic and control methods of processes and layers in CIGS solar cells and modules

(2010) Roland Scheer et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Solar cell efficiency tables (version 36)

(2010) Martin A. Green et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

The Impact of Tellurium Supply on Cadmium Telluride Photovoltaics

(2010) K. Zweibel   SCIENCE

Hot-Electron Transfer from Semiconductor Nanocrystals

(2010) W. A. Tisdale et al.   SCIENCE

Multiple Exciton Collection in a Sensitized Photovoltaic System

(2010) J. B. Sambur et al.   SCIENCE

Towards solar grade silicon: Challenges and benefits for low cost photovoltaics

(2010) Sergio Pizzini   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Plasmonics for photovoltaic applications

(2010) S. Pillai et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Improvement in long-term stability of dye-sensitized solar cell for outdoor use

(2010) Naohiko Kato et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Digital Control of SiO2−TiO2 Mixed-Metal Oxides by Pulsed PECVD

(2009) Pieter C. Rowlette et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

The Energy of Charge-Transfer States in Electron Donor-Acceptor Blends: Insight into the Energy Losses in Organic Solar Cells

(2009) Dirk Veldman et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Solution Processing of Chalcogenide Semiconductors via Dimensional Reduction

(2009) David B. Mitzi   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Role of tungsten oxide in inverted polymer solar cells

(2009) Chen Tao et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

12% Efficiency CuIn(Se,S)2Photovoltaic Device Prepared Using a Hydrazine Solution Process†

(2009) Wei Liu et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

A Review of Ultrahigh Efficiency III-V Semiconductor Compound Solar Cells: Multijunction Tandem, Lower Dimensional, Photonic Up/Down Conversion and Plasmonic Nanometallic Structures

(2009) Katsuaki Tanabe   Energies

Organic tandem solar cells: A review

(2009) Tayebeh Ameri et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Materials Availability Expands the Opportunity for Large-Scale Photovoltaics Deployment

(2009) Cyrus Wadia et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Large-area monocrystalline silicon thin films by annealing of macroporous arrays: Understanding and tackling defects in the material

(2009) Valérie Depauw et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4Nanocrystals for Use in Low-Cost Photovoltaics

(2009) Chet Steinhagen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4Nanocrystal Ink and Its Use for Solar Cells

(2009) Qijie Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Polymer power

(2009) Vishal Shrotriya   Nature Photonics

Estimates of te and in prices from direct mining of known ores

(2009) Martin A. Green   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Non-vacuum methods for formation of Cu(In, Ga)(Se, S)2 thin film photovoltaic absorbers

(2009) C. J. Hibberd et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Sustainability of photovoltaics: The case for thin-film solar cells

(2009) Vasilis Fthenakis   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Estimating the manufacturing cost of purely organic solar cells

(2009) Joseph Kalowekamo et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Large-area organic photovoltaic module—Fabrication and performance

(2009) Ritesh Tipnis et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Long lifetimes in high-efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

(2008) Wyatt K. Metzger et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Nanostructured multilayer graded-index antireflection coating for Si solar cells with broadband and omnidirectional characteristics

(2008) Sameer Chhajed et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Plasmon-enhanced solar energy conversion in organic bulk heterojunction photovoltaics

(2008) Anthony J. Morfa et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Multiple exciton generation in semiconductor quantum dots

(2008) Arthur J. Nozik   CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS

Advancing beyond current generation dye-sensitized solar cells

(2008) Thomas W. Hamann et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Comparison of lift-off processes and rear-surface characterization of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films for solar cells

(2008) T. Anegawa et al.   JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH

Synthesis of CuInS2, CuInSe2, and Cu(InxGa1-x)Se2(CIGS) Nanocrystal “Inks” for Printable Photovoltaics

(2008) Matthew G. Panthani et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Application of Copper(I) Sulfide Nanocrystals

(2008) Yue Wu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Schottky Solar Cells Based on Colloidal Nanocrystal Films

(2008) Joseph M. Luther et al.   NANO LETTERS

Small-molecule solar cells—status and perspectives

(2008) M Riede et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Space-separated quantum cutting with silicon nanocrystals for photovoltaic applications

(2008) D. Timmerman et al.   Nature Photonics

Small Bandgap Polymers for Organic Solar Cells(Polymer Material Development in the Last 5 Years)

(2008) Renee Kroon et al.   Polymer Reviews

Surface passivation of high-efficiency silicon solar cells by atomic-layer-deposited Al2O3

(2008) J. Schmidt et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

High-Efficiency Organic Solar Concentrators for Photovoltaics

(2008) M. J. Currie et al.   SCIENCE

Stability/degradation of polymer solar cells

(2008) Mikkel Jørgensen et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Growth of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films on Si (100) substrates by multisource evaporation

(2008) Koichiro Oishi et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS