Ballif, ChristopheBoccard, MathieuSöderström, KarinBugnon, GrégoryMeillaud, FannyWyrsch, Nicolas2015-12-232015-12-23201410.1039/9781849739955https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/121894This book chapter presents an overview of thin-film silicon (both amorphous and microcrystalline) technology and its application to the fabrication of tandem and multiple-junction solar cells. It reviews the material relevant properties for this application and discuss the critical points for achieving high device efficiency. The state-of-the-art, current limitations and prospective concepts are discussed in details.thin-filmsiliconsolar cellstandemmultiple-junctionTandem and Multiple-junction Devices Based on Thin-film Silicon Technologytext::book/monograph::book part or chapter