CdTe/CdS solar cells on flexible substrates

Solar Energy

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 831-838

  Mathew, Xavier ^a   Enriquez, J Pantoja ^a   Romeo, Alessandro ^b,c   Tiwari, Ayodhya N ^b,d  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CdTe solar cell; Close spaced sublimation; Flexible substrate

Indexed keywords

FILM PREPARATION; OHMIC CONTACTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES; OPTIMUM BAND GAP; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC STRUCTURES; POLYMER SUBSTRATE;

SOLAR CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 9944248633     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.06.020     Document Type: Article

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