Development of thin-film Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and CdTe solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 93-111

  Romeo, A ^a   Terheggen, M ^a   Abou Ras, D ^a   Batzner D L ^a   Haug, F J ^a   Kalin M ^a   Rudmann, D ^a   Tiwari, A N ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CdTe; Cu(In,Ga)Se2; Photovoltaics; Solar cells; Solar energy; Thin films

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILM DEVICES;

FLEXIBLE FOIL SUBSTRATES; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

FILM; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 1842781635     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.527     Document Type: Article

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