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Solar cell

Known as: Infrared solar cell, Photoelectric cells, Low-cost photovoltaic cell 
A solar cell, or photovoltaic cell (in very early days also termed "solar battery" – a denotation which nowadays has a totally different meaning, see… (More)
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Polymer solar cells
nature photonics | VOL 6 | MARCH 2012 | www.nature.com/naturephotonics 153 Harnessing solar energy is one of the most promising… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Millimeter-scale nearly perpetual sensor system with stacked battery and solar cells
Sensors with long lifetimes create new applications in medical, infrastructure and environmental monitoring. Due to volume… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Polymer solar cells with enhanced open-circuit voltage and efficiency
Following the development of the bulk heterojunction1 structure, recent years have seen a dramatic improvement in the efficiency… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Silicon nanowire solar cells
Silicon nanowire-based solar cells on metal foil are described. The key benefits of such devices are discussed, followed by… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Surface plasmon enhanced silicon solar cells
Thin-film solar cells have the potential to significantly decrease the cost of photovoltaics. Light trapping is particularly… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Dye-sensitized solar cells
The dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) provides a technically and economically credible alternative concept to present day p–n… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Quantum Dot Solar Cells: Preprint
Quantum dot (QD) solar cells have the potential to increase the maximum attainable thermodynamic conversion efficiency of solar… (More)
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Review
1993
Review
1993
Solar cell efficiency tables (version 37)
Consolidated tables showing an extensive listing of the highest independently confirmed efficiencies for solar cells and modules… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Analytical methods for the extraction of solar-cell single- and double-diode model parameters from I-V characteristics
Analytical solutions for the rapid extraction of single- and double-diode model parameters from experimental data are described… (More)
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Limiting efficiency of silicon solar cells
The detailed balance method for calculating the radiative recombination limit to the performance of solar cells has been extended… (More)
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