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A Review Report on Solar Cell: Past Scenario, Recent Quantum Dot Solar Cell and Future Trends

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Solar cell is the most promising renewable energy source in this modern era which converts light energy into electric energy. The solar cell has achieved a sharp growth as sustainable energy source in recent years. Solar cells can easily replace the fossil fuels as it is pollution free. The solar cell technology is also changing to find a new horizon. In this paper, the review of solar cell technology, starting from crystalline silicon solar cell to recent quantum dot solar cell is discussed. This paper also focused on the future trends of solar cells and its aspects.

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  1. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur, India

    Angshuman Khan & Chiradeep Mukherjee

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur, India

    Mayukh Mondal

  3. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India

    Ratna Chakrabarty

  4. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata, India

    Debashis De

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  1. Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan

  2. Engineering Physics and Electronics and Communication Engineering, Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Indrani Bhattacharya

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Khan, A., Mondal, M., Mukherjee, C., Chakrabarty, R., De, D. (2015). A Review Report on Solar Cell: Past Scenario, Recent Quantum Dot Solar Cell and Future Trends. In: Lakshminarayanan, V., Bhattacharya, I. (eds) Advances in Optical Science and Engineering. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 166. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2367-2_18

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