E.1 Key developments in CIGS materials and manufacturing
E.2 Opportunities for materials firms
E.3 Opportunities for production equipment firms
E.4 Opportunities for solar panel firms
E.5 Impact of developments in CIGS on the PV market as a whole
E.6 Summary of eight-year forecasts
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background to this report
1.1.1 CIGS Cost Advantages
1.1.2 CIGS Applications Advantages 1.2 Objectives and scope of this report
1.3 Methodology of this report
1.4 Plan of this report
Chapter Two: CIGS Materials Technology
2.1 Introduction: CIGS PV overview
2.1.1 CIS versus CIGS
2.1.2 CIGS compared to other thin-film PV technologies
2.2 Evolution of CIGS cell architectures
2.2.1 Performance and expected improvements
2.3 CIGS absorber layer materials
2.3.1 Current materials options
2.3.2 Film composition effects and control
2.3.3 Film grain size and control
2.3.4 The role of nanomaterials
2.3.5 The role of defects and impurities
2.4 Other materials
2.4.1 Top contacts
2.4.2 Bottom contacts
2.4.3 The role of transparent conductors
2.4.4 Anti-reflection layer materials
2.4.5 Encapsulation
2.4.6 Substrates
2.4.7 Dielectrics
2.5 The impact of manufacturing choices on CIGS material choices
2.5.1 Evolution of Manufacturing Processes for CIGS PV Cells
2.5.2 Printing and other low-cost/low-temperature methods
2.5.3 Sputtering and other deposition methods
2.5.4 Electroplating
2.6 Summary of key materials-related R&D trends in CIS/CIGS
2.7 Materials related safety and environmental concerns in CIS/CIGS manufacturing
2.8 Key points made in this chapter
Chapter Three: CIGS Materials Markets and Opportunities
3.1 Introduction: Overview of CIGS materials markets
3.2 Materials for absorber layer
3.2.1 Current and future demand patterns for absorber layer material
3.2.2 Major suppliers of materials for absorber layer
3.2.3 Opportunities for absorber layer materials suppliers
3.3 Materials for contacts and antireflection layers
3.3.1 Current and future demand patterns for contacts and antireflection layer material
3.3.2 Major suppliers of materials for contacts and antireflection layers
3.3.3 Opportunities for contacts and antireflection layer materials suppliers
3.4 Materials for CIGS substrates and encapsulation
3.4.1 Current and future demand patterns for substrate and encapsulation material
3.4.2 Major suppliers of materials for substrate and encapsulation
3.4.3 Opportunities for substrate and encapsulation layer materials suppliers
3.5 Impact of commodities pricing and availability on CIGS materials markets
3.5.1 Copper
3.5.2 Indium
3.5.3 Selenium
3.5.4 Other
3.6 Key points made in this chapter
Chapter Four: Eight-Year Forecasts of CIGS PV Materials
4.1 Forecasting methodology
4.1.1 Data sources
4.1.2 Scope of forecast
4.1.3 Alternative scenarios and other factors taken into consideration
4.2 Forecasts of CIGS PV materials by type
4.3 Forecasts of CIGS PV materials by manufacturing technology
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