Fabrication of flexible CdTe solar modules with monolithic cell interconnection

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Perrenoud, J ^a   Schaffner, B ^a   Buecheler, S ^a   Tiwari, A N ^a  

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

Author keywords

CdTe; Laser scribing; Monolithic interconnection; Polyimide; Solar module

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION TREATMENT; ALUMINUM-DOPED ZINC OXIDE; ANTI-REFLECTION; BACK CONTACT; CDS; CDS LAYER; CDTE; CDTE LAYERS; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CELL DEPOSITION; CELL INTERCONNECTION; HIGH-VACUUM EVAPORATION; LASER SCRIBING; MONOLITHIC INTERCONNECTION; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; PI FILM; SOLAR MODULE; TOTAL-AREA EFFICIENCY; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDES; TRANSPARENT LAYERS; ZNO;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; POLYIMIDES; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; VACUUM EVAPORATION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79953807341     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.11.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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