Second generation CIS solar modules

Solar Energy

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 757-765

  Palm, Jörg ^a   Probst, Volker ^a   Karg, Franz H ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Characterization; CIS; Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2; Large area thin film modules; Production process

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RAPID THERMAL ANNEALING; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SELENIZATION; SULFURIZATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 9944251967     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.05.011     Document Type: Article

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