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A vision for crystalline silicon photovoltaics
Author(s) -
Swanson Richard M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
progress in photovoltaics: research and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.286
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1099-159X
pISSN - 1062-7995
DOI - 10.1002/pip.709
Subject(s) - silicon , photovoltaics , silicon valley , crystalline silicon , engineering physics , materials science , nanotechnology , technology development , engineering , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , political science , manufacturing engineering , photovoltaic system , entrepreneurship , law
This paper discusses the driving forces behind the continued strength of crystalline silicon technology. The history of silicon technology development is reviewed, and projections made as where to silicon technology is likely to go in the following 10 years. Next the barriers that have inhibited the emergence of competing technologies are discussed, along with the steps that need to be taken to surmount those barriers. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.