Title :
Status of polycrystalline solar cell technologies
Author :
Kapur, Vijay K. ; Basol, Bulent M.
Author_Institution :
Int. Solar Electr. Technol., Inglewood, CA, USA
Abstract :
Thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) and thin-film copper indium diselenide (CIS) solar cells are discussed. The issues these technologies face before commercialization are addressed. The authors conclude that high-efficiency (15-18%) polycrystalline silicon modules will dominate the market in the near future, and impressive results for thin-film CdTe and CIS solar cells and their outdoor stability will attract increased interest in these solar cells, which will accelerate their development
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; copper compounds; indium compounds; semiconductor thin films; solar cells; ternary semiconductors; CdTe thin film solar cell; CuInSe2 thin film solar cell; high-efficiency; outdoor stability; polycrystalline solar cell; Cadmium compounds; Commercialization; Computational Intelligence Society; Copper; Indium; Photovoltaic cells; Semiconductor thin films; Silicon; Stability; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-636-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1991.169173
