The role of polycrystalline thin-film PV technologies for achieving mid-term market-competitive PV modules

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 183-188

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

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ALLOYS; FLAT CABLES; INDIUM ALLOYS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SELENIUM; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; POLYCRYSTALLINE THIN FILMS; SEMI-EMPIRICAL METHODOLOGY;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 27944438846     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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