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There is increasing interest in amorphous silicon as a low cost material for photovoltaic solar cells. Its possible uses extend to other methods of solar energy collection such as photothermal and photogalvanic conversion.
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Wilson, J., Weaire, D. Prospects for the use of amorphous semiconductors in solar energy conversion. Nature 275, 93–96 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/275093a0
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