Monolithically integrated flexible Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells and submodules using newly developed structure metal foil substrate with a dielectric layer

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 106-111

  Moriwaki, Kenichi ^a   Nomoto, Maki ^a   Yuuya, Shigenori ^a   Murakami, Naoki ^a   Ohgoh, Tsuyoshi ^a   Yamane, Katsutoshi ^a   Ishizuka, Shogo ^b   Niki, Shigeru ^b  

^a FUJIFILM CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

CIGS; Cu(InGa)Se2; Flexible solar cell; Flexible substrate; Integrated modules

Indexed keywords

ALL-AT-ONCE; ANODIZATIONS; CIGS; CIGS MODULES; CU (IN ,GA)SE; DIELECTRIC LAYER; FLEXIBLE SOLAR CELLS; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; IMPURITIES IN; INTEGRATED MODULE; LAMINATED STRUCTURES; LOW COSTS; MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES; MATERIAL COST; METAL FOIL SUBSTRATES; MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED; ROLL-TO-ROLL PROCESSING; SUBMODULES;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; MANUFACTURE; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84873648246     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.01.016     Document Type: Article

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