High-efficiency, flexible CdTe solar cells on ultra-thin glass substrates

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 106, Issue 13, 2015, Pages

  Mahabaduge, H P ^a   Rance, W L ^a   Burst, J M ^a   Reese, M O ^a   Meysing, D M ^b   Wolden, C A ^b   Li, J ^b   Beach, J D ^b   Gessert, T A ^a   Metzger, W K ^a   Garner, S ^c   Barnes, T M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^c Corning Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; EFFICIENCY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SUBSTRATES; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

CAPACITANCE VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; DEVICE SIMULATIONS; FLEXIBLE FORM FACTORS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW-COST SOLAR CELLS; RECORD EFFICIENCIES; TRANSPORTATION COST;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84961290702     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4916634     Document Type: Article

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