David E. Carlson

David Emil Carlson
BornMarch 5, 1942
Weymouth, Massachusetts, US
EducationRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Alma materRutgers University
Known forSolar Cells and Panels, Amorphous silicon
SpouseMary Ann Lewinski

David E. Carlson was an American physicist who invented thin film, amorphous silicon based, photovoltaic solar cells.[1]

  1. ^ Carlson, David; Wronski, C.R. (1976). "amorphous silicon solar cell". Applied Physics Letters. 26 (11): 671–673. Bibcode:1976ApPhL..28..671C. doi:10.1063/1.88617.