NREL Explores Earth-Abundant Materials for Future Solar Cells (Fact Sheet)

关键词: THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;    EARTH-ABUNDANT MATERIALS;    LARGE-SCALE DEPLOYMENT;    SEQUENTIAL CATION MUTATION;    SUNSHOT;    BINARY COMPOUNDS;    TERNARY COMPOUNDS;    QUATERNARY COMPOUNDS;    INDIUM SCARCITY;    GALLIUM SCARCITY;    CIGS;    KESTERITE;    CHALCOPYRITE;    CZTS;    CIGSE;    COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM DISELENIDE;    CDTE;    CADMIUM TELLURIDE;    LOW-COST ABSORBER;    HIGH ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT;    NONTOXIC;    COPPER-POOR CONDITIONS;    ZINC-RICH CONDITIONS;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1056739
RP-ID  :  NREL/FS-5500-53601
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1056739

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are using a theory-driven technique - sequential cation mutation - to understand the nature and limitations of promising solar cell materials that can replace today's technologies. Finding new materials that use Earth-abundant elements and are easily manufactured is important for large-scale solar electricity deployment.