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Multi-junction solar cells are known to have a considerably increased efficiency potential over their typical single junction counterparts. In order to produce low cost and lightweight multi-junction devices, the availability of suitable narrow (< 1.1 eV) bandgap bottom cells is paramount. A possible absorber for such a bottom cell is the Cu(In, Ga)Se-2 (CIGS) compound semiconductor, one of the most efficient thin film materials to date.
Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Peng Wang, Ming Ren