New world record efficiency for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells beyond 20%

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 894-897

  Jackson, Philip ^a   Hariskos, Dimitrios ^a   Lotter, Erwin ^a   Paetel, Stefan ^a   Wuerz, Roland ^a   Menner, Richard ^a   Wischmann, Wiltraud ^a   Powalla, Michael ^a  

^a Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie und Wasserstoff Forschung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS); record efficiency; thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

CU(IN , GA)SE; PERFORMANCE LEVEL; RECORD EFFICIENCY; REPRODUCIBILITIES; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS; WORLD RECORD EFFICIENCY;

GALLIUM;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 80054081433     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1078     Document Type: Article

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