Preliminary damp-heat stability studies of encapsulated CIGS solar cells

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7773, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Sundaramoorthy, R ^a   Pern, F J ^a   Gessert, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Al doped ZnO; Backsheets; Bi layer ZnO; CIGS solar cells; Damp heat; Degradation; Edge sealant; Encapsulation; Reliability; Water vapor transmission rate

Indexed keywords

AL-DOPED ZNO; BACKSHEETS; BI-LAYER; CIGS SOLAR CELLS; DAMP HEAT; EDGE SEALANT; WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION RATE;

ALUMINUM; DEGRADATION; MOISTURE CONTROL; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RELIABILITY; SEALANTS; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

WATER VAPOR;

EID: 77957857206     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.863076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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