Among the thin film solar cell absorber materials, cadmium telluride (CdTe) is the most studied and promising. This comparison shows the efficiency and other performance characteristics of CdTe based thin film solar cells, which were reported in nine recent articles published from 2017 to 2021. https://www.orkg.org/orkg/comparison/R135992

1. Different approaches for improving the
efficiency of CdTe thin film solar cells
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2. Different approaches for improving the efficiency of CdTe thin film solar cells
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Visualization 1: Efficiency of CdTe based thin film solar cells

4. Visualization 2: Area of CdTe based thin film solar cells
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5. Visualization 3: Open-circuit voltage of CdTe based thin film solar cells
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6. Visualization 4: Fill factor of CdTe based thin film solar cells
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7. Visualization 5: Short-circuit current density of CdTe based thin film solar
cells
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