Expanding the Limits of CdTe PV Performance: Phase I Annual Report, 7 February 2006 - 30 June 2007

Expanding the Limits of CdTe PV Performance: Phase I Annual Report, 7 February 2006 - 30 June 2007

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Abstract

First Solar made 9 CdTe PV devices; found two front- and one back-side structures that show improved Jsc and Voc, respectively, compared to base device structure; best cell efficiency was 14.13%.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	25
State	Published - 2007

Bibliographical note

Work performed by First Solar, Perrysburg, Ohio

NREL Publication Number

NREL/SR-520-42421

Keywords

back-side structure
cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic solar cells modules
device structure
front-side structure
materials integration
micro-nonuniformity
module
optimum power conversion
polycrystalline
post-stress efficiency
PV

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Expanding the Limits of CdTe PV Performance: Phase I Annual Report, 7 February 2006 - 30 June 2007

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