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The Availability of Indium: The Present, Medium Term, and Long Term

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1327212· OSTI ID:1327212

Demand for indium is likely to increase if the growth in deployment of the copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) and III-V thin-film photovoltaic technologies accelerates. There are concerns about indium supply constraints since it is relatively rare element in the earth's crust and because it is produced exclusively as a byproduct.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1327212
Report Number(s):
NREL/SR-6A20-62409
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English