Technological status of CdTe photovoltaics

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 278-280

  Kranz, Lukas ^a   Buecheler, Stephan ^a   Tiwari, Ayodhya N ^a  

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

Author keywords

CdTe; Efficiency; Solar cell; Solar module; Technological status; Thin film

Indexed keywords

CDTE; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CURRENT STATUS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR MODULE; TECHNOLOGICAL STATUS; THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS;

EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

EID: 84884902988     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.08.028     Document Type: Article

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