Scale-up issues of CIGS thin film PV modules

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 277-280

  Dhere, Neelkanth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

CIGS PV modules; Scale up issues

Indexed keywords

A-SI:H; BLADE TECHNOLOGY; CDTE; CELL EFFICIENCY; CIGS MODULES; CIGS THIN FILMS; CO-EVAPORATIONS; CRYSTALLINE SI; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; LEARNING CURVES; METALLIC PRECURSOR; MODULE EFFICIENCY; NON-VACUUM; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PREPARATION TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTION COST; PRODUCTION SPEED; PV MODULES; SCALE-UP; SEMI-EMPIRICAL METHODOLOGY; SOLAR ELECTRICITY; THIN FILM MODULES; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; TRIPLE JUNCTION; VOLUME PRODUCTION;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; COSTS; INK JET PRINTING; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILICON; TECHNOLOGY; THIN FILMS; VACUUM EVAPORATION; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 78149362314     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.02.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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