Inventions, innovations, and new technologies: Flexible and lightweight thin-film solar PV based on CIGS, CdTe, and a-Si:H

Wijewardane, Samantha; Kazmerski, Lawrence L.

doi:10.1016/j.solcom.2023.100053

Title: Inventions, innovations, and new technologies: Flexible and lightweight thin-film solar PV based on CIGS, CdTe, and a-Si:H

Journal Article · 31 August 2023 · Solar Compass

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solcom.2023.100053 · OSTI ID:2202321

Wijewardane, Samantha; Kazmerski, Lawrence L.

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