Thin Single Crystalline Elongate Silicon Solar Cells

Abstract

Efficient singlecrystalline silicon solar cells with an elongated geometry (much longer than wide) have numerous applications in both mass markets and niche markets. In this paper a commercially promising elongate technology is described (SLIVER cells), together with two specialised applications for elongate cells: micro-modules for personal mobile power, and receivers for photovoltaic-thermal linear concentrators.