National solar technology roadmap: CIGS PV

von Roedern, Bolko

doi:10.2172/1217217

Title: National solar technology roadmap: CIGS PV

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This roadmap addresses copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) photovoltaics (PV) using all types of absorber-layer processing.

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von Roedern, Bolko ^[1]

National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007

Research Org.:: EERE Publication and Product Library, Washington, D.C. (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

OSTI Identifier:: 1217217

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; solar; CIGS; pv; copper indium gallium diselenide

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