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In Situ Sensors for CIGS Deposition and Manufacture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

I.L Repins ,
N. Gomez ,
L. Simpson  and
B. Joshi
I.L Repins
Affiliation:
ITN Energy Systems; Littleton, CO 80127
N. Gomez
Affiliation:
ITN Energy Systems; Littleton, CO 80127
L. Simpson
Affiliation:
ITN Energy Systems; Littleton, CO 80127
B. Joshi
Affiliation:
ITN Energy Systems; Littleton, CO 80127
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Abstract

In situ sensors are an important tool for process control, optimization, and documentation, both in the laboratory and industrial environments. Their further application to deposition of CuInxGa1-xSe2 (CIGS) for photovoltaics is particularly important, as record device efficiencies produced in the laboratory have yet to be replicated in manufacturing. This paper provides an overview of the current state of the art of in situ diagnostics for devices based on coevaporated CIGS.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 865: Symposium F – Thin-Film Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaics , 2005 , F15.3
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