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What is a thin-film solar PV system?
This is the dominant technology currently used in most solar PV systems. Most thin-film solar cells are classified as second generation, made using thin layers of well-studied materials like amorphous silicon (a-Si), cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS), or gallium arsenide (GaAs).
What is the life cycle of a thin film solar cell?
For commercial thin film solar cell technologies (a-Si, CIGS, CIS, CdTe, GaAs and tandem GaAs), the life cycle CED ranged from 684 to 8671 MJ/m 2 (median: 1248 MJ/m 2). This range was higher than emerging thin-film solar cell technologies (PSC, PSC tandem, DSSCs, OPV, CZTS, QD) that reported a CED range of 37–24007 MJ/m 2 (median: 721 MJ/m 2).
How much energy does a thin film solar cell use?
Review of cumulative energy demand (CED) during the life cycle for various thin-film solar cell technologies in comparison to conventional Si-Based technologies. Among the twelve types of thin film solar cell technologies, only GaAs required more energy than mono-Si (4056.5 MJ/m2) and multi-Si (3924.5 MJ/m2).
What are thin film solar cells?
Thin film solar cells are favorable because of their minimum material usage and rising efficiencies. The three major thin film solar cell technologies include amorphous silicon (α-Si), copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS), and cadmium telluride (CdTe).
What are the new thin-film PV technologies?
With intense R&D efforts in materials science, several new thin-film PV technologies have emerged that have high potential, including perovksite solar cells, Copper zinc tin sulfide (Cu 2 ZnSnS 4, CZTS) solar cells, and quantum dot (QD) solar cells. 6.1. Perovskite materials
What are the benefits of thin film solar cells?
Thin film solar cells offer several benefits over conventional first-generation technologies including lighter weight, flexibility, and a wider range of optoelectronic tunability.