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Hybrid Solar Cells: Materials and Technology

Hybrid Solar Cells: Materials and Technology

Corneliu Cincu, Aurel Diacon
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781466619272|ISBN10: 1466619279|EISBN13: 9781466619289
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1927-2.ch006
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Cincu, Corneliu, and Aurel Diacon. "Hybrid Solar Cells: Materials and Technology." Advanced Solar Cell Materials, Technology, Modeling, and Simulation, edited by Laurentiu Fara and Masafumi Yamaguchi, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 79-100. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1927-2.ch006

APA

Cincu, C. & Diacon, A. (2013). Hybrid Solar Cells: Materials and Technology. In L. Fara & M. Yamaguchi (Eds.), Advanced Solar Cell Materials, Technology, Modeling, and Simulation (pp. 79-100). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1927-2.ch006

Chicago

Cincu, Corneliu, and Aurel Diacon. "Hybrid Solar Cells: Materials and Technology." In Advanced Solar Cell Materials, Technology, Modeling, and Simulation, edited by Laurentiu Fara and Masafumi Yamaguchi, 79-100. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1927-2.ch006

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Abstract

Conventional solar cells are usually manufactured from silicon, an inorganic material. This type of solar cell has a high efficiency, up to 40%, but these cells are using very expensive materials of a high purity and energy intensive processing techniques. This chapter is dedicated to a critical presentation of hybrid solar cells. They are a combination of both organic and inorganic nanostructure materials and, therefore, combine the properties and advantages of their components. Unfortunately, so far, the hybrid solar cells have a low conversion efficiency of the sunlight, 6-7% (Kim, et al., 2007).

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