Material constraints for thin-film solar cells

Energy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 407-411

  Andersson, B A ^a   Azar, C ^a   Holmberg, J ^a   Karlsson, S ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RESOURCE VALUATION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; THIN FILMS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032077142     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-5442(97)00102-3     Document Type: Article

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