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2. Thin-film solar cell - Wikipedia

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   Thin-film solar cells, a second generation of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells: Top: thin-film silicon laminates being installed onto a roof. Middle: CIGS solar cell on a flexible plastic backing and rigid CdTe panels mounted on a supporting structure Bottom: thin-film laminates on rooftops Thin-film solar cells are a type of solar cell made by depositing one or more thin layers (thin films or ...

3. Solar panel - Wikipedia

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   A solar panel is a device that converts sunlight into electricity by ... which can be up to 200 μm thick. Thin-film solar cells are commercially used in several ...

4. Cadmium telluride photovoltaics - Wikipedia

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   In 2013, First Solar acquired GE's thin film solar panel technology in exchange for a 1.8% stake in the company. [38] Today, First Solar manufactures over 3 gigawatts with an average module efficiency of 16.4% in 2016. [39]

5. Solar cell - Wikipedia

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   Some companies use an additional electroplating step to increase efficiency. After the metal contacts are made, the solar cells are interconnected by flat wires or metal ribbons, and assembled into modules or "solar panels". Solar panels have a sheet of tempered glass on the front, and a polymer or glass encapsulation on the back.

6. Air mass (solar energy) - Wikipedia

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   Solar panels do not generally operate under exactly one atmosphere's thickness: if the sun is at an angle to the Earth's surface the effective thickness will be greater. Many of the world's major population centres, and hence solar installations and industry, across Europe, China, Japan, the United States of America and elsewhere (including ...

7. Polycrystalline silicon - Wikipedia

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   For comparison, if a CdTe manufacturer pays spot price for tellurium ($420/kg in April 2010) and has a 3 μm thickness, their cost would be 10 times less, $0.037/Watt. At 0.1 g/W and $31/ozt for silver, polysilicon solar producers spend $0.10/W on silver. [21] Q-Cells, Canadian Solar, and Calisolar have used Timminco UMG.