Thin film CIGS photovoltaic modules: Monolithic integration and advanced packaging for high performance, high reliability and low cost

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7942, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Eldada, Louay ^a  

^a HelioVolt Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

CIGS; Copper indium gallium selenide; Monolithic photovoltaic modules; Packaging; Reactive transfer; Reliability; Solar panels; Thin film photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

CIGS; GALLIUM SELENIDES; MONOLITHIC PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; REACTIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR PANELS; THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPETITION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPPER; ENERGY CONVERSION; GALLIUM; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTEGRATION; MANUFACTURE; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PACKAGING; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; RELIABILITY; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIN FILMS;

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EID: 79953679868     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.877119     Document Type: Conference Paper

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