Question

With aging, as impurities diffuse into the solar cell, the maximum power point of the solar cell is likely to increase.
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Answer 1

Since the first practical photovoltaic cell was developed at Bell Laboratories in 1954, research in the area of photovoltaics and solar cells has grown enormously. As a practical source of sustainable and clean energy, the challenge facing the photovoltaic research community is to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of these devices.

In this collection, we present a range of recent Semiconductor Science and Technology articles devoted to this topic. The articles cover a variety of aspects including the design, characterization and application of photovoltaic devices as well as different types including thin-films, dye-sensitized devices, organic polymers, quantum dots and heterojunctions, and different materials such as crystalline silicon and cadmium telluride.

We hope that you enjoy reading the articles and find them useful for your work.