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Solar cell efficiency tables (version 15)

2000; Wiley; Volume: 8; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/(sici)1099-159x(200001/02)8

1099-159X

Martin A. Green, Keith Emery, David L. King, Sanekazu Igari,

solar cell performance optimization

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and ApplicationsVolume 8, Issue 1 p. 187-195 Research Article Solar cell efficiency tables (version 15) Martin A. Green, Corresponding Author Martin A. Green Photovoltaics Special Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, AustraliaPhotovoltaics Special Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.===Search for more papers by this authorKeith Emery, Keith Emery National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401, USASearch for more papers by this authorDavid L. King, David L. King Division 6224, Sandia National Laboratories, 1515 Eubank Street, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USASearch for more papers by this authorSanekazu Igari, Sanekazu Igari Japan Quality Assurance Organization, Solar Techno Center, Solar Cell Test Research Division, HIC Bldg. 2F, 4598 Murakushi-Cho, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken, 431-1207, JapanSearch for more papers by this author Martin A. Green, Corresponding Author Martin A. Green Photovoltaics Special Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, AustraliaPhotovoltaics Special Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.===Search for more papers by this authorKeith Emery, Keith Emery National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401, USASearch for more papers by this authorDavid L. King, David L. King Division 6224, Sandia National Laboratories, 1515 Eubank Street, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USASearch for more papers by this authorSanekazu Igari, Sanekazu Igari Japan Quality Assurance Organization, Solar Techno Center, Solar Cell Test Research Division, HIC Bldg. 2F, 4598 Murakushi-Cho, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken, 431-1207, JapanSearch for more papers by this author First published: 24 February 2000 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-159X(200001/02)8:1 3.0.CO;2-1Citations: 43AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Consolidated tables showing an extensive listing of the highest independently confirmed efficiencies for solar cells and modules are presented. Guidelines for inclusion of results into these tables are outlined and new entries since July 1999 are briefly described. Progress since Version 1 of these Tables, published in January 1993, is also briefly summarized. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. REFERENCES 1M. A. Green and K. Emery, ‘Solar cell efficiency tables’, Progr. Photovolt., 1, 25–29 (1993). 10.1002/pip.4670010104 CASGoogle Scholar 2M. A. Green and K. Emery, ‘Solar cell efficiency tables (version 2)’, Progr. Photovolt., 1, 225–228 (1993). 10.1002/pip.4670010306 CASGoogle Scholar 3M. A. Green and K. Emery, ‘Solar cell efficiency tables (version 3)’, Progr. Photovolt., 2, 27–34 (1994). 10.1002/pip.4670020105 CASGoogle Scholar 4M. A. Green and K. 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