Materials availability for large-scale thin-film photovoltaics

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A cost roadmap for silicon heterojunction solar cells (2016, background): “Although adoption of copper metallization in mass production of PV is not expected before 2018 [35], we have modelled our prospective designs with copper plated contacts, as we feel silver substitution is not only advisable for cost reductions, but also necessary, as silver is becoming an increasing”
Implications for CdTe and CIGS technologies production costs of indium and tellurium scarcity (2012, background): “Perhaps unsurprisingly, the studies reach different conclusions in terms of CdTe and CIGS technologies future potential, with some more concerned about indium availability constraints [13,15] and other considering tellurium scarcity the major challenge [12,16,17].”
Materials availability for thin film (TF) PV technologies development: A real concern? (2011, background): “They also vary in terms of range of materials investigated with some focusing on the main component materials currently used in PV technologies and others looking at a wider range of materials [11, 13-14], including possible substitute materials [12, 15-16].”