Solar Cells: Research and Development of Solar Cells

Solar energy possesses enormous potential as a source of affordable and inexhaustible energy.

Solar energy is utilized with the help of various technologies and, in particular, photovoltaic technology, based on photovoltaic elements which provide direct conversion of solar energy into electricity. The compilation "Research and Development of Solar Cells" covers papers concerning various aspects of the design, research and manufacture of photovoltaic cells, as they have been selected from the library of Trans Tech Publications Inc. from 2010 to 2014 inclusive. All materials are presented in five chapters:Chapter 1: Silicon Based Solar Cells Chapter 2: Dye-Sensitized Cells Chapter 3: Other Types of Solar Cells Chapter 4: Technology of Quantum Dots Chapter 5: Engineering Support in Manufacturing of Solar Cells, which display a wide variety of challenges and achievements in the field of photovoltaic cells engineering.