Download or read book Copper Indium Gallium Selenide Thin Film Solar Cells written by Yang Tang and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The solar energy as one of the new energy sources and a regenerated energy is abundant and pollution-free. Most photovoltaic devices (solar cells) sold in the market today are based on silicon wafers, the so-called first generation" technology. The market at present is on the verge of switching to a "second generation" of thin film solar cell technology which offers prospects for a large reduction in material costs by eliminating the costs of the silicon wafers. Cadmium telluride (CdTe).