Rethinking China's strategic mineral policy on indium: Implication for the flat screens and photovoltaic industries

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 83-93

  Duan, Huabo ^a   Wang, Jiayuan ^a   Liu, Lili ^b   Huang, Qifei ^c   Li, Jinhui ^b  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; CIGS thin film modules; flat screens; indium; scarcity

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SCREENS (SIZING); THIN FILMS;

CHINA; CIGS THIN FILMS; FLAT SCREENS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY(LCD); LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY; SCARCITY;

INDIUM;

EID: 84955058374     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2654     Document Type: Article

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