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22.8% efficient silicon solar cell

Andrew Blakers, Aihua Wang, A.M. Milne, Jianhua Zhao, Martin A. Green

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A new silicon solar cell structure, the passivated emitter and rear cell, is described. The cell structure has yielded independently confirmed efficiencies of up to 22.8%, the highest ever reported for a silicon cell.

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A new silicon solar cell structure, the passivated emitter and rear cell, is described. The cell structure has yielded independently confirmed efficiencies of up to 22.8%, the highest ever reported for a silicon cell.

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A new silicon solar cell structure, the passivated emitter and rear cell, is described. The cell structure has yielded independently confirmed efficiencies of up to 22.8%, the highest ever reported for a silicon cell.

Key concepts: Silicon solar cell, Silicon, Solar cell, Materials science, Common emitter, Optoelectronics, Cell, Chemistry

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