We have formed collaborations in an effort to combine our expertise in solar cell measurement with groups who manufacture solar cells.  We currently collaborate with scientists in Japan and Germany who manufacture CIS solar cells. We also have a collaboration with Moldova State University with a scientist who manufactures CdS/CdTe solar cells.    

Japanese Collaboration (CIS)

Research and Development of High-Voltage CIS-Based Thin Film Solar Cells for Industrial Technology

Research Coordinator: J. Sites, Colorado State University-USA

Administrative Coordinator: Tokio Nakada, Aoyama Gakuin University-Japan

Research Team Members:  H.W. Schock, Stuttgart University-Germany; M. Contreras, National Renewable Energy Laboratory-USA; Akira Yamada, Tokyo Institute of Technology-Japan; Shigeru Niki, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology-Japan.

Clockwise from top left: Shigeru Niki, Akira Yamada, Tokio Nakada and Jim Sites.  Team members H.W. Schock and Miguel Contreras are not shown.

For details of this collaboration, click here (0.16MB pdf file)

Moldova Collaboration (CdS/CdTe)

Development of New Techniques of CdS/CdTe Solar Cell Enhancement

Research Team Members: Jim Sites, Colorado State University-USA; and Tamara Potlog, Moldova State University-Moldova.

Jim Sites, Tamara Potlog of Moldova State University, and Alex Pudov are shown in the CSU measurement laboratory.

For details of this collaboration, click here (1.04MB pdf file)

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