Advanced Materials Processing for Scalable Solar-Cell Manufacturing: Volume 1323 (MRS Proceedings)

Photovoltaics have received increasing attention in the last decade from the research community as well as industry. The PV market has grown at compound annual rates of 20-40%, and new technologies such as thin films based on CdTe and Cu(In,Ge)Se2 have taken a hold in the market. Tremendous research and development innovation in photovoltaics is occurring around the world. Symposium C, "Advanced Materials Processing for Scalable Solar-Cell Manufacturing," at the 2011 MRS Spring Meeting held April 25−29 in San Francisco, California, provided a forum for exploring advanced materials processing for manufacturing of solar photovoltaics, with new research highlighted by academia and industry (start-ups and large companies) alike.