CRITICAL ISSUES AND RESEARCH NEEDS FOR CdTe-BASED SOLAR CELLS
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We present a review of the basic features of polycrystalline thin-film CdTe solar cells and modules and then survey the outstanding fundamental issues and research challenges for application of this materials system to photovoltaic devices.
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