Solar Materials Science
- CIG (COPPER / INDIUM / GALLIUM) POWDER
- CI (COPPER / INDIUM) POWDER
- CG (COPPER / GALLIUM) POWDER
- CIGS (COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM SELENIDE) NANO POWDERS
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Solar market
Recently solar commercial interest is beginning to shift towards thin film cells. Material, manufacturing time, and weight savings are driving savings and the increase in production of thin films. Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cells have the highest production among thin film technologies. Advances in preparation and efficiency have allowed these cells to be produced rapidly and are approaching market values for carbon based energy production.
Thin film CIGS cells have two main advantages for space applications. They offer specific power of up to 919 W/Kg, the highest of any solar cell. CIGS cells are also superior to GaAs cells in radiation hardness. Moreover, the flexibility of these cells allows for novel storage and deployment options
CIGS Articles & Presentations
- NREL - Thin Film Photovoltaic - July 08 (Compare CIGS to other solar cell)
- UCEI - Market Value of PV CSEM - Jan. 08
- Silicon PV vs thin film vs. concentration - The Future of Solar - Sept. 08
- Recent Advances In CIGS Solar Cells - Nov. 08
CIGS Links (News & Opinions)
- Daystar Technologies Inc. Ramping Utility Level CIGS Solar Panel Production - January 09, 2009
- Why have Investors Flocked to CIGS Solar?
- Ascent Solar to begin CIGS thin-film module production - March 11, 2009
- Report: CIGS Could Supply 3GW of Solar Panels by 2012 - January 31, 2009
- IBM muscles into CIGS solar-cell market - June 15, 2008