Chalcopyrite Based Solar Cells

Thin Film Solar Cells Fabrication, Characterization and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 237-275

  Klenk, Renier ^a   Lux Steiner, Martha Ch ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cadmium free cells; Chalcopyrite based solar modules; Chalcopyrite photovoltaic module potential; Energy payback time (EPBT); Future chalcopyrite technology; Nonvacuum processing; Photovoltaic (PV) market growth; Wide gap and tandem cells

Indexed keywords

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ENERGY PAYBACK TIME (EPBT); FREE CELLS; MARKET GROWTH; NON-VACUUM; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; SOLAR MODULE; TANDEM CELLS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84920870120     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0470091282.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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