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Title: Commercial production of thin-film CdTe photovoltaic modules. Final report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/544696· OSTI ID:544696
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  1. Golden Photon, Inc., CO (US)

This annual report describes gains made in the manufacturing process for CdS/CdTe thin film photovoltaics deposited on soda/lime glass. The company was forced to restructure following its inability to manufacture modules which did not suffer extensive degradation. Following this the company restructured its manufacturing process line through a better understanding of the materials and materials processing issues. This led to major improvements in the production of cells, both in terms of the effective yield off the manufacturing line, but also in device stability and cell efficiency.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-83CH10093
OSTI ID:
544696
Report Number(s):
NREL/SR-520-23733; ON: DE98000886; CNN: Contract ZAI-3-11294-03; TRN: US200319%%251
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Supercedes report DE98000886; PBD: Oct 1997; PBD: 1 Oct 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English