Featured in Keen Korea – 01-2011

Tin and zinc sprinkled dream

CZTS: Reports streamed out of the IBM labs confirming the arrival of this new absorber for thin film solar cells. Research work into the copper-zinc-tin-sulfur/selenium (CZTS/Se) combination has been on-going for years now, but its value, cost-effectiveness and green mark remain shadowy. Whether the newbie in the thin film photovoltaic scene lives up to its hype remains to be seen.
By
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger

Thin film solar cells are being touted in the market and achieving relative successes in the industry in terms of price competitiveness and efficiency. Amorphous silicon, cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper-inidum-gallium-selenide or CIGS and dye-sensitized solar cells are gaining momentum to compete with the regular heavyweight of the solar world, crystalline silicon (c-Si). Some very established …

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