Polycrystalline thin film photovoltaics: Research, development, and technologies

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 472-477

  Ullal, Harin S ^a   Zweibel, Kenneth ^a   Von Roedern, Bolko ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; ENERGY CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE; THIN FILMS;

CONTACT STABILITY; COPPER INDIUM DISELENIDE; GLOBAL SPECTRUM; POLYCRYSTALLINE THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0036953369     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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