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Technology Trends and Prospects of Silicon Solar Cells

실리콘 태양전지의 기술현황 및 전망

  • Park, Cheolmin (Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Cho, Jaehyun (College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Lee, Youngseok (Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Park, Jinjoo (College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Ju, Minkyu (College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Lee, Youn-Jung (College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Yi, Junsin (Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 박철민 (성균관대학교 에너지과학과) ;
  • 조재현 (성균관대학교 정보통신대학) ;
  • 이영석 (성균관대학교 에너지과학과) ;
  • 박진주 (성균관대학교 정보통신대학) ;
  • 주민규 (성균관대학교 정보통신대학) ;
  • 이윤정 (성균관대학교 정보통신대학) ;
  • 이준신 (성균관대학교 에너지과학과)
  • Received : 2013.03.20
  • Accepted : 2013.04.18
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

The current solar cell industry is experiencing a temporary plateau due to a sluggish economy and oversupply. It is expected that the solar industry can see similar growth to that of the recent past by overcoming the current situation, as there is growing demand globally for solar energy. The current situation led to restructuring of the world's solar industry, and domestic firms will need to have competitiveness through strategic approaches and proprietary technology to survive in the global solar market. Crystalline and amorphous silicon based solar cells have led the solar industry and occupied half or more of the market thus far. They will do so in the future PV market as well by playing a pivotal role in the solar industry. In this paper, the current status and prospects of silicon based solar cells, from materials to comprehensive and high efficiency technology that can emerge in the future, are discussed.

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