Photovoltaic Cell Generations and Current Research Directions for Their Development

• Published in: Materials Vol. 15; no. 16; p. 5542
• Main Authors: Pastuszak, Justyna, Węgierek, Paweł
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 12.08.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; Climate change; Electric properties; Energy conversion (Power resources); Energy levels; Environmental protection; Forbidden bands; Fossil fuels; Graphene; Literature reviews; Manufacturing; Methods; Photovoltaic cells; Review; Silicon; United Kingdom; photovoltaic cell manufacturing technologies; renewable energy; efficiency; solar cells; photovoltaic generations; photovoltaic

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the different generations of photovoltaic cells and current research directions focusing on their development and manufacturing technologies. The introduction describes the importance of photovoltaics in the context of environmental protection, as well as the...