CIGS cells and modules with high efficiency on glass and flexible substrates

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 440-446

  Powalla, Michael ^a   Witte, Wolfram ^a   Jackson, Philip ^a   Paetel, Stefan ^a   Lotter, Erwin ^a   Wuerz, Roland ^a   Kessler, Friedrich ^a   Tschamber, Carsten ^a   Hempel, Wolfram ^a   Hariskos, Dimitrios ^a   Menner, Richard ^a   Bauer, Andreas ^a   Spiering, Stefanie ^a   Ahlswede, Erik ^a   Friedlmeier, Theresa Magorian ^a   Blázquez Sánchez, David ^a   Klugius, Ines ^a   Wischmann, Wiltraud ^a  

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

Author keywords

Buffer layers; CIGS; Coevaporation; Modules; Nonvacuum deposition; Roll to roll; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CIGS; CO-EVAPORATIONS; MODULES; NON-VACUUM; ROLL TO ROLL;

BUFFER LAYERS; CELL CULTURE; COPPER; DEPOSITION; GLASS; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; ZINC;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84891630773     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2280468     Document Type: Article

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