Focus
Solar cells
- Focus issue:
- March 2012 Volume 11, No 3
Progress in photovoltaic technology could soon mean grid parity for solar electricity. In this focus issue we highlight scientific as well as science-policy strategies aimed towards achieving this goal.
Editorial
Solar energy's path towards competitiveness - p173
doi:10.1038/nmat3270
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Commentary
Photonic design principles for ultrahigh-efficiency photovoltaics - pp174–177
Albert Polman & Harry A. Atwater
doi:10.1038/nmat3263
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Interview
Solar's best shot - pp178–179
Interview with R. Ramesh
doi:10.1038/nmat3261
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