Development of CIGS2 solar cells with lower absorber thickness

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1566-1570

  Vasekar, Parag S ^a   Dhere, Neelkanth G ^a   Moutinho, Helio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorber thickness; CIGS2; Thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; ABSORBER THICKNESS; CIGS2; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; GRAIN SIZE; LIMITING FACTORS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; SMALL GRAINS; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; THICKNESS OF THE FILM; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

CELL MEMBRANES; COALESCENCE; COPPER COMPOUNDS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; INDIUM; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILM DEVICES;

SOLAR ABSORBERS;

COALESCENCE; COMMERCIALIZATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FILM; GRAIN SIZE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 67651093925     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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