Large-area CIGS modules: Pilot line production and new developments

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 90, Issue 18-19, 2006, Pages 3158-3164

  Powalla, M ^a   Cemernjak, M ^a   Eberhardt, J ^a   Kessler, F ^a   Kniese, R ^a   Mohring, H D ^a   Dimmler, B ^b  

^a ZENTRUM FÜR SONNENENERGIE UND WASSERSTOFF FORSCHUNG BADEN WÜRTTEMBERG ZSW   (Germany)

^b Wurth Solar GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cu(In; Flexible solar cells; Ga)Se2; Production

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; OPTIMIZATION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

FLEXIBLE SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; WUERTH SOLAR MODULES;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33748329471     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.06.052     Document Type: Article

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