Title :
CIS thin film development and production status at Shell Solar, May 2003
Author :
Tarrant, Dale E. ; Gay, Robert R. ; Probst, Volker ; Karg, Franz H.
Author_Institution :
Shell Solar Industries LP, Camarillo, CA, USA
Abstract :
Multinary Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)/sub 2/ absorbers are promising candidates for reducing the cost of photovoltaics well below the cost of crystalline silicon. Production rates at Shell Solar have now exceeded 1 MW/year. At the same time overall yield (for the entire production line) has reached 85%. This paper surveys the present status of CIS production, options for further scale-up and second generation products and processes under development such as RTP for selenization.
Keywords :
copper compounds; gallium compounds; indium compounds; semiconductor thin films; solar cells; ternary semiconductors; 85 percent; CIS thin film; Cu(InGa)(SeS)/sub 2/; Shell Solar; crystalline silicon; multinary absorber; overall yield; production line; production rate; second generation product; selenization;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2003. Proceedings of 3rd World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Osaka, Japan
Print_ISBN :
4-9901816-0-3
