Progress and issues in polycrystalline thin-film PV technologies

Author

Zweibel, Ken ; Ullal, Harin S. ; Von Roedern, Bolko

Author_Institution

Nat. Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

13-17 May 1996

Firstpage

745

Lastpage

750

Abstract

Substantial progress has occurred in polycrystalline thin-film photovoltaic technologies. However, the transition to first-time manufacturing is still under way, and technical problems continue, This paper focuses on the promise and the problems of the copper indium diselenide and cadmium telluride technologies, with an emphasis on continued R&D needs for the near-term transition to manufacturing and for next-generation improvements. In addition, it highlights the joint R&D efforts being performed in the US Department of Energy/National Renewable Energy Laboratory Thin-Film Photovoltaic Partnership Program

Keywords

II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; copper compounds; indium compounds; research and development management; semiconductor device testing; semiconductor thin films; solar cells; ternary semiconductors; CdTe; CuInSe₂; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; R&D; Thin-Film Photovoltaic Partnership Program; US Department of Energy; cadmium telluride; copper indium diselenide; manufacturing; polycrystalline thin-film PV technologies; thin-film photovoltaic technologies; Alloying; IEC; Laboratories; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Renewable energy resources; Solar power generation; Sputtering; Transistors; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1996., Conference Record of the Twenty Fifth IEEE

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

ISSN

0160-8371

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3166-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.1996.564237

Filename

564237