CIGS thin-film solar cells and modules on enamelled steel substrates

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 132-137

  Wuerz, R ^a   Eicke, A ^a   Kessler, F ^a   Paetel, S ^a   Efimenko, S ^b   Schlegel, C ^b  

^a ZENTRUM FÜR SONNENENERGIE UND WASSERSTOFF FORSCHUNG BADEN WÜRTTEMBERG ZSW   (Germany)

^b PEMCO Brugge BVBA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cu(In,Ga)Se 2; Doping; Enamel; K; Low carbon steel; Na

Indexed keywords

APERTURE AREA; CELL EFFICIENCY; CU(IN , GA)SE; DIFFUSION BARRIER LAYERS; ENAMEL LAYERS; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IN-LINE; INSULATING LAYERS; MODULE EFFICIENCY; MULTI-STAGE; SERIES CONNECTIONS; SINGLE CELLS; SODA LIME GLASS SUBSTRATE; STEEL FOILS; STEEL SUBSTRATE; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

COPPER; CYTOLOGY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENAMELS; GALLIUM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; INSULATING MATERIALS; LOW CARBON STEEL; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84857792904     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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