The sections in this article are
Introduction
Basic Principles of Solar Energy Conversion
Technology of Solar Cell Devices
Fundamental Material Parameters
Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline Silicon
High‐Quality Silicon
C
zochralski and Tri‐Crystal Growth
Defect Structure and Material Properties
Multicrystalline Silicon
Ingot Growth Technologies
Defect Structure and Electronic Properties
Ribbon Growth Technologies
Technological Development
Microstructure and Electronic Properties
Properties of Efficiency Limiting Defects
Oxygen and Carbon Related Defects
Gettering of Transition Metals
Hydrogen Passivation
Thin Film Silicon
Polycrystalline Thin Films
Microcrystalline and Amorphous Films
Optical and Electronic Transport Properties
Polycrystalline Films
Amorphous Solar Cells
Polycrystalline Thin Film Compound Semiconductors
Cadmium–Telluride
Processing Techniques and Related Material Problems
Electronic Properties
Chalcopyrite Semiconductors
General Properties of
Cu
In
Se
2
and Related Compounds
Deposition Techniques
Electronic Properties
Special Solar Cell Concepts
High Efficiency Solar Cell Materials
Dye Sensitized
Ti
O
2