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Table 3.2: Types of solar cells: maximum efficiency under AM1.5 [(M.A.<br />

Green et al., Solar Cell Efficiency Tables (Version 36), Prog. Photovolt. 18 (2010), 346] and<br />

production share in 2009 [Photon Int. 2/2009]<br />

Type Efficiency<br />

Lab/Module<br />

%<br />

Wafer Cells<br />

Production<br />

share<br />

2009<br />

%<br />

Further Work<br />

single crystalline Si 25.0/13-17 341 Processes,<br />

Cell Configurations<br />

multi-crystalline Si 20,4/11-15 483 Processes,<br />

Cell Configurations<br />

Thin Film Cells<br />

amorphous Si 10.1/5-8 61 Low cost processes<br />

CdTe 16.7/9-11 90 Higher efficiency in<br />

production<br />

CIS/CIGS 19.4/10-11 17 Higher efficiency in<br />

production<br />

nanocrystalline Si 10,1/... - Research<br />

micro-/polycrystalline Si 10,5/7 - Research<br />

Grätzel 10,4/... - Research, processes<br />

Polymers 5,1/... - Research, more stable<br />

3 Basics of <strong>Photovoltaics</strong> F. Falk, <strong>Photovoltaics</strong> WS 2010/11

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