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Alain RICAUD : Manager of CYTHELIA Consultants (Savoie-Technolac) - Associate Professor at the University of Savoie - Former director of France-Photon (Angoulême), Solarex Corp (Frederick, Md), and Solems SA (Palaiseau)
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Thin films, whether polycrystalline, amorphous or microcrystalline, offer clear advantages in the race to produce large-scale solar modules, thanks to their ability to produce large wafers with integrated cell interconnections, their very low material consumption and their low energy consumption during the production cycle.
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CdTe doping is still not well controlled. Empirically, we've found that treatment with CdCl 2 (a compound well known for helping the recrystallization of CdS layers) is beneficial. All at once, it activates the junction, passive grains,...
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