Title :
Pilot production of CIGS photovoltaic modules
Author :
Britt, J.S. ; Delahoy, A.E. ; Kiss, Z.J.
Author_Institution :
Energy Photovoltaics Inc., Princeton, NJ, USA
fDate :
29 Sep-3 Oct 1997
Abstract :
Thin film CIGS modules on 0.43m2 glass substrates are now being fabricated using a vacuum process suitable for large-scale production. Diagnostic techniques are described for monitoring the Cu-rich/Cu-poor transition, and for measurement of local I-V curves on a monolithic plate. Module powers up to 27.7 W (7.0% aperture area efficiency) have been achieved
Keywords :
copper compounds; gallium compounds; indium compounds; semiconductor device manufacture; semiconductor device testing; semiconductor thin films; solar cell arrays; substrates; 27.7 W; 7 percent; Cu-rich/Cu-poor transition monitoring; CuInGaSe2; diagnostic techniques; glass substrates; large-scale production; local I-V curves measurement; monolithic plate; pilot production; thin-film CIGS modules; vacuum process; Circuits; Glass; Photovoltaic systems; Production; Solar power generation; Sputtering; Substrates; Surface morphology; Temperature; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1997., Conference Record of the Twenty-Sixth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3767-0
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1997.654096
