Thin-film photovoltaics: What are the reliability issues and where do they occur?

IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 494-498

  Sites, James R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK CONTACT; CDTE CELLS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; PRIMARY CELLS; SPECIFIC AREAS; THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CELL MEMBRANES; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); GRAIN BOUNDARIES; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 77957924599     PISSN: 15417026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IRPS.2010.5488783     Document Type: Conference Paper

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