Research and Markets: Materials Markets for CIGS Photovoltaics - Now Available

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/56f57e/materials_markets) has
announced the addition of the "Materials Markets for CIGS Photovoltaics" report
to their offering.

CIGS offers some of the brightest hopes for the future of thin-film
photovoltaics (TFPV) and also some of its greatest problems. Potentially, CIGS
panels could provide the high conversion efficiencies of crystalline silicon
with all the advantages of a thin-film material; flexibility, manufacturability
and low weight. But CIGS is also a complex material whose characteristics are
not yet well understood and it is clear that the road forward for CIGS PV as a
whole will be driven by developments at the material level.

The major goal of this report is to analyze and quantify the opportunities that
are emerging for materials suppliers and device manufacturers as the result of
both established and emerging trends in development of CIGS materials. The
report focuses on the core CIGS absorber materials, but also covers materials
for electrodes, encapsulation, dielectrics, etc, since all of these materials
are critical to the performance of CIGS PV. The report begins with a full review
of the state of the art in CIGS materials and manufacturing, but its main focus
is on business cases rather than technical issues. It includes strategic
profiles of leading suppliers of materials into the CIGS space and of the
materials-related activities of the emerging CIGS panel makers.

This report will be invaluable reading for strategic planners and marketing
managers at materials, equipment and device firms, as well as some investor
organizations.

Key Topics Covered:

* Executive Summary
* Chapter One: Introduction
* Chapter Two: CIGS Materials Technology
* Chapter Three: CIGS Materials Markets and Opportunities
* Chapter Four: Eight-Year Forecasts of CIGS PV Materials

For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/56f57e/materials_markets

Source: NanoMarkets

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