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Milestones of Solar Conversion and Photovoltaics |
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Milestones of Photovoltaics |
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From Extraterrestrial to Terrestrial Applications |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (11) |
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11 | (1) |
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Back Surface Reflector (BSR) |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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Low-Intensity, Low-Temperature Operation |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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High Efficiency Solar Cells |
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15 | (6) |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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Concentrating Systems - A New Opportunity for High Efficiency Space Solar Cells |
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22 | (7) |
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25 | (4) |
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PV Solar Electricity: From a Niche Market to One of the Most Important Mainstream Markets for Electricity |
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29 | (16) |
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29 | (2) |
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PV Solar Electricity Market History |
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31 | (2) |
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Price and Competitiveness of PV Solar Electricity |
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33 | (5) |
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Future Market Development |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (6) |
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43 | (2) |
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Advanced Solar-Grade Si Material |
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45 | (10) |
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45 | (1) |
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Production Pathways for Solar Silicon Feedstock |
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45 | (8) |
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Metallurgical Grade Silicon: Carbothermic Reduction of Silica as a Starting Point for Most Pathways |
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45 | (1) |
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Established Production Methods: Purification of Metallurgical Silicon via the ``Silane Route'' is Dominating |
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46 | (1) |
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Differences in Using TCS or Silane as Feedstock |
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47 | (3) |
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Accommodation of the Processes to the PV Requirements |
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50 | (2) |
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The Myths of the ``High-Energy/High-Cost'' Rating of Established Silane-Based Polysilicon Deposition Technologies |
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52 | (1) |
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Alternative Technologies for the Production of Solar-Grade Feedstock: Purification of Metallurgical Silicon via Melt Treatment/Crystallization is Dominating |
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53 | (1) |
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Alternative Vapor-Phase Deposition Technologies? |
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53 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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53 | (2) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (10) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (10) |
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A Novel High-Efficiency Rear-Contact Solar Cell with Bifacial Sensitivity |
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65 | (30) |
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65 | (2) |
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Structure of the Bifacial Rear-Contact Solar Cell |
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67 | (1) |
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High-Efficiency and Low-Cost Production Features |
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68 | (1) |
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Inherent Passivation of the Base Contacts |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (10) |
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71 | (1) |
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Metallization by Oblique Evaporation |
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72 | (3) |
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Surface Passivation by PECVD Silicon Nitride |
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75 | (5) |
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Interconnection Technology Based on Conductive Adhesives |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (2) |
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Silicon Substrate Options |
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84 | (2) |
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Application of Bifacial Solar Cells |
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86 | (4) |
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General Applications of Bifacial Flat Panels |
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86 | (1) |
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Integration of Bifacial PV Modules in Low-Cost Concentrating Systems |
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87 | (1) |
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Multifunctional Bifacial PV Elements |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (5) |
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91 | (4) |
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Commercial High-Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells |
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95 | (6) |
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95 | (1) |
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The Point-Contact Solar Cell |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (1) |
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The Buried-Contact Solar Cell |
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98 | (3) |
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99 | (2) |
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III-V Solar Cells and Concentrator Arrays |
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101 | (42) |
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Introduction: Early History of Heterostructures and III-V Solar Cells |
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101 | (4) |
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Single-Junction AlGaAs/GaAs Concentrator Solar Cells |
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105 | (4) |
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Multijunction Solar Cells |
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109 | (11) |
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GaInP/GaAs Dual-Junction Solar Cells |
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110 | (4) |
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Hybrid Triple-Junction GaInP/GaAs-GaSb Monolithic/Mechanically Stacked Solar Cells |
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114 | (2) |
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Monolithic GaInP/Ga(In)As/Ge Triple-Junction Solar Cells |
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116 | (4) |
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Concentrator PV Modules and Installations with III-V Solar Cells |
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120 | (8) |
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Concentrator Modules with Mini-lens Panels: Design and Fabrication |
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124 | (3) |
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Outdoor Measurements of the Test Modules with Mini-lens Panels |
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127 | (1) |
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Perspectives of the Efficiency Increase in III-V Solar Cells |
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128 | (4) |
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132 | (11) |
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133 | (10) |
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The Economic Perspective: Is Concentrator PV Capable of Breaking the Economic Barrier |
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143 | (16) |
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Climate Change and Depletion of Fossil fuels |
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143 | (4) |
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Photovoltaic as Part of Global Energy Trends |
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143 | (1) |
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Growth Perspective of Photovoltaic |
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144 | (3) |
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Cost Reduction as the Major Target |
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147 | (4) |
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Cost Potentials of the Current Technologies |
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147 | (1) |
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Thin-Film PV in Comparison to Crystalline Silicon PV: Advantages in Price, Performance and Large Size |
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148 | (1) |
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CPV in Comparison to Crystalline Silicon Flat-Plate PV |
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149 | (1) |
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Conclusion: Cost Potential to Reach ``Grid Parity'' |
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149 | (2) |
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Meeting the Tremendous Growth Perspective |
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151 | (2) |
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Growth Beyond all Imagination |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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The Market in 2030: Will There Be a Winning Technology? |
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153 | (1) |
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Cost Barriers for Leaving the Niche |
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153 | (2) |
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Explosive Growth of PV - Low Rate of Innovation |
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153 | (1) |
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High Growth at High Price Levels - the Problem of a Subsidized Industry |
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154 | (1) |
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Solar Energy: Abundant Quantity but Low Density |
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155 | (1) |
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The Learning Curve of CPV: Quick or Slow |
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155 | (4) |
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Concentration on the Strength Factors |
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155 | (1) |
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Learning from the LED and Photonic Industries |
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155 | (1) |
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Solar*Tec AG's Approach to CPV |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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Fluorescent Solar Energy Concentrators: Principle and Present State of Development |
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159 | (18) |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (2) |
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Light Guiding by Photonic Band Pass Mirrors |
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163 | (1) |
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Factors Determining Energy Efficiency of Fluorescent Concentrators |
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164 | (2) |
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Theoretical Limits of Concentration and Efficiency |
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166 | (2) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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Improvements of Basic Design |
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168 | (4) |
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Optical Concentrators at the Collector Output |
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168 | (1) |
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Combination of Fluorescent Collector with Large Area Si-Solar Cell |
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168 | (1) |
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Combination of Fluorescent Concentrator with Up-Conversion |
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169 | (2) |
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Combination of Collector Stack with Band Pass Mirror |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (5) |
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Results of the Initial Period |
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172 | (1) |
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Recent Experimental and Theoretical Work |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (2) |
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Hybrid Photovoltaic/Thermal Collector Based on a Luminescent Concentrator |
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177 | (6) |
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177 | (1) |
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PV/T Hybrid Collector Based on a Luminescent Concentrator |
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178 | (3) |
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181 | (2) |
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181 | (2) |
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Installation Concept and Future Applications |
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183 | (12) |
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PV from the Customer Perspective |
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183 | (3) |
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186 | (7) |
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Nondomestic Standalone Systems |
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186 | (1) |
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Domestic Standalone Systems |
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187 | (1) |
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Grid-Connected Central PV Systems |
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188 | (1) |
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Grid-Connected Decentral Systems |
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189 | (4) |
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PV Developments in the Future |
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193 | (2) |
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Design Rules for Efficient Organic Solar Cells |
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195 | (28) |
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195 | (1) |
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Material Design Rules for Donors in Single-Junction Solar Cells |
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196 | (4) |
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Toward Novel Polymeric Donors: Poly-Cyclic-Bridged-DiThieno Copolymers (PCPDT) |
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200 | (9) |
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Structural and Optical Properties of PCPDT |
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201 | (2) |
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Transport and Electrical Properties of PCPDT-BT |
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203 | (6) |
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Photovoltaic Performance of PCPDT-Based Solar Cells |
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209 | (6) |
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From Single-Junction to Multijunction Solar Cells |
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215 | (4) |
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219 | (4) |
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220 | (3) |
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