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CdTe Solar Cell Francesco Biccari

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Page 1: CdTe Solar Cellnano.kut.ac.kr/nanolab/images/6/61/CdTe-eng-4.pdf · 2012-10-15 · TCO The free carrier absorption in the infrared is less important for CdTe because of its higher

CdTe Solar Cell

Francesco Biccari

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Page 3: CdTe Solar Cellnano.kut.ac.kr/nanolab/images/6/61/CdTe-eng-4.pdf · 2012-10-15 · TCO The free carrier absorption in the infrared is less important for CdTe because of its higher
Page 4: CdTe Solar Cellnano.kut.ac.kr/nanolab/images/6/61/CdTe-eng-4.pdf · 2012-10-15 · TCO The free carrier absorption in the infrared is less important for CdTe because of its higher
Page 5: CdTe Solar Cellnano.kut.ac.kr/nanolab/images/6/61/CdTe-eng-4.pdf · 2012-10-15 · TCO The free carrier absorption in the infrared is less important for CdTe because of its higher
Page 6: CdTe Solar Cellnano.kut.ac.kr/nanolab/images/6/61/CdTe-eng-4.pdf · 2012-10-15 · TCO The free carrier absorption in the infrared is less important for CdTe because of its higher
Page 7: CdTe Solar Cellnano.kut.ac.kr/nanolab/images/6/61/CdTe-eng-4.pdf · 2012-10-15 · TCO The free carrier absorption in the infrared is less important for CdTe because of its higher
Page 8: CdTe Solar Cellnano.kut.ac.kr/nanolab/images/6/61/CdTe-eng-4.pdf · 2012-10-15 · TCO The free carrier absorption in the infrared is less important for CdTe because of its higher
Page 9: CdTe Solar Cellnano.kut.ac.kr/nanolab/images/6/61/CdTe-eng-4.pdf · 2012-10-15 · TCO The free carrier absorption in the infrared is less important for CdTe because of its higher
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CdTe

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CdTe process

First Solar (VTD)

Abound Solar(CSS), GE bought PrimeStar 400MW, 2013 production

Calyxo(Ger) (CSS)

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Fabrication process flow

Singulus

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CdTe SC cross-section

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First Solar performance $0.76/Wp 59.0MW/line 1.4GW production capacity 11.2% efficiency Number of employees: 4700

First Solar

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World largest solar cell power plant (80MW, Sarnia, Ontario) - CdTe

First Solar, 4 Oct. 2010

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07 Oct. 2010, pv-tech

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Abound Solar (formerly AVA Solar)

Longmont, CO, USA