• DocumentCode
    2610865
  • Title

    Key issues and cost estimates for the fabrication of CuInSe2 (CIS) PV modules by the two-stage process

  • Author

    Kapur, Vijay ; Basol, Bulent

  • Author_Institution
    Int. Solar Electr. Technol., Inglewood, CA, USA
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    21-25 May 1990
  • Firstpage
    467
  • Abstract
    International Solar Electric Technology (ISET) has developed a two-stage process for the deposition of stoichiometric and uniform CIS films. The conversion efficiencies of ISET´s CIS-based solar cells are about 11%. The two-stage process is briefly discussed, and the key issues that need to be addressed in order to make this technique suitable for large-scale, low-cost manufacturing of CIS modules are highlighted. Estimates for cost of manufacturing for a plant with a production capacity of 6 MW/yr (on one shift per day basis) shows that CIS modules can be manufactured for <US $1.00/W
  • Keywords
    copper compounds; indium compounds; solar cells; ternary semiconductors; 2-stage deposition process; CuInSe2 solar cells; ISET; International Solar Electric Technology; fabrication; low-cost manufacturing; stoichiometric films; Computational Intelligence Society; Costs; Fabrication; Photovoltaic cells; Pulp manufacturing; Sputter etching; Substrates; Temperature; Transistors; Zinc oxide;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1990., Conference Record of the Twenty First IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Kissimmee, FL
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.1990.111667
  • Filename
    111667
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2610865