New technologies for CIGS photovoltaics

Solar Energy

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 785-793

  Delahoy, Alan E ^a   Chen, Liangfan ^a   Akhtar, Masud ^a   Sang, Baosheng ^a   Guo, Sheyu ^a  

^a Energy Photovoltaics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

CIGS; Cu sputtering; Cu(In,Ga)Se2; Hollow cathode sputtering; Hybrid process; Photovoltaics; PV modules; Thin films; Transparent conductors; Window layers

Indexed keywords

FORMING; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM; SPUTTERING; THERMOANALYSIS; THIN FILMS; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

BUFFER DEPOSITION; CATHODE DISCHARGE; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDES (TCO); VACUUM PROCESSING;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 9944235498     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.08.012     Document Type: Article

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