Optimization of composition grading in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 for flexible solar cells and modules

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 656-660

  Chirila A ^a   Guettler, D ^a   Bloesch, P ^a   Nishiwaki, S ^a   Seyrling, S ^a   Buecheler, S ^a   Verma, R ^a   Pianezzi, F ^a   Romanyuk, Y E ^a   Bilger, G ^b   Ziltener, R ^c   Bremaud D ^c   Tiwari, A N ^a,c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c FLISOM Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CIGS SOLAR CELLS; CO-EVAPORATIONS; CU(IN , GA)SE; DEPOSITION PROCESS; ENERGY BANDGAPS; EVAPORATION PROCESS; FLEXIBLE SOLAR CELLS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; LAYER THICKNESS; LOW SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; OPTIMIZATION OF COMPOSITION; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLYIMIDE FILM; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENTS; SEM;

EVAPORATION; GALLIUM; IODINE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYIMIDES; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERIC FILMS; SODIUM; SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 78650102370     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5616887     Document Type: Conference Paper

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