Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells and mini-modules fabricated on thin soda-lime glass substrates

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 163-168

  Furue, Shigenori ^a   Ishizuka, Shogo ^a   Yamada, Akimasa ^a   Iioka, Masayuki ^a   Higuchi, Hirofumi ^a   Shibata, Hajime ^a   Niki, Shigeru ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cu(In,Ga)Se2; Mini modules; Soda lime glass; Solar cells; Thin films

Indexed keywords

CIGS ABSORBER LAYERS; COMPOSITION RATIO; CU (IN ,GA)SE; MINI-MODULES; SODA LIME GLASS; SODA LIME GLASS SUBSTRATE; SUBSTRATE MATERIAL; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE;

GALLIUM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GLASS; LIME; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84884908566     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.058     Document Type: Article

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