Objective The Helio-Carnot Club is investigating theoretically thin-film solar cell efficiencies. The idea is to obtain theoretical guidelines for the optimisation of these cells. There is wide interest in Europe, notably in Germany, Belgium, France and the UK, in thin-film solar cells. Our collaboration, based on three of these countries, is analysing the heterojunction characteristics from a fundamental viewpoint. Thus phenomenological correction factors to all characteristics are interpreted in terms of more fundamental properties (eg recombination properties). In this way efficiency curves can be obtained as a function of energy gaps, surface and bulk recombination rates, band gap discontinuities, etc. Such curves indicate answers to design questions as to what has to be done to obtain the best efficiencies. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecyclingnatural sciencesphysical sciencestheoretical physicsparticle physicsphotons Programme(s) FP3-JOULE 2 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of non-nuclear energy, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 0304 - Renewable energies for rural electricity, local fuel and water Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON EU contribution No data Address University Road, Highfield SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF WALES CARDIFF United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address CF1 3TH Carduff See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITÉ DE PARIS VII DENIS DIDEROT France EU contribution No data Address Place Jussieu 2 75251 PARIS See on map Total cost No data Universiteit Gent Belgium EU contribution No data Address 41,Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 9000 Gent See on map Total cost No data
