2 absorption layer solar cell (IMAGE)

Penn State

2 absorption layer solar cell

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Schematic of a double thin film layered solar cell. The sun enters at the top and reaches the CIGS and CZTSSe layers that absorb the light and create positive and negative particles that travel to the top and bottom contact layers, producing electricity.

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Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Penn State

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