# 8. Solar Cells

## 8.1 General Concerns

### 8.1.1 Basic Solar Cell Topics

### 8.1.2 Solar Cell Current-Voltage Characteristics and Equivalent Circuit Diagram

### 8.1.3 Summary to: 8.1 Solar Cells - General Concerns

## 8.2 Making Bulk Si Solar Cells

### 8.2.1 Production Necessities and Silicon Starting Material

### 8.2.2 Processes and Process Integration

### 8.2.3 Summary to: 8.2 Making Bulk Si Solar Cells

## 8.3 Making Thin Film Solar Cells

### 8.3.1 Types of Thin Film Solar Cells

### 8.3.2 Essentials of Producing Thin Film Solar Cells

### 8.3.3 Summary to: 8.3 Making Thin Film Solar Cells

## 8.4 Summary

### 8.4.1 Summary to: 8 Solar Cells

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