Published June 2005 | Version v1
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Photovoltaic solar cell from low-cost thin-film technology

Creators

  • 1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Azarbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem, Tabriz (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

Description

Full text : One of the main hindrances of using solar energy for electrical power supply is the high initial cost. Thin-film technologies hold considerable promise for substantial cost reduction for photovoltaic solar cells. The paper reviews the present state of the most advanced thin-film technologies. Amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) solar cells have surmounted the barrier to mass production. Pilot manufacturing lines are under construction for CdTe thin-film module. Cu(In,Ga)Se2 has reached a record efficiency of 18.8% in the laboratory and pilot productions have been announced by various companies

Part of:
Fizika - 2005. Proceedings

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Institute of Physics, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Imprint Place
Baku (Azerbaijan)
ISBN
5-8066-1712-2
Imprint Title
Fizika - 2005. Proceedings
Imprint Pagination
912 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 703-706

Conference

Title
International conference devoted to 60th anniversary of Institute of Physics of National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan
Dates
7-9 Jun 2005
Place
Baku (Azerbaijan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Azerbaijan
Country of Input or Organization
Azerbaijan
INIS RN
36105530
Subject category
S14: SOLAR ENERGY; S30: DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ABSORPTION; ENERGY ACCOUNTING; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION; THIN FILMS
Descriptors DEC
ACCOUNTING; CONVERSION; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY SOURCES; EQUIPMENT; FILMS; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; SEMIMETALS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SORPTION

Optional Information

Notes
Contains 4 figs., conclusion and 22 refs.