Photovoltaic cells rely on amorphous or crystalline silicon, cadmium telluride, or copper indium selenide and sulfide.

光伏电池依赖于非晶态或晶态的硅，碲化镉或者硒化、硫化铜铟。

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The most effective material for thin-film photovoltaics so far is copper indium gallium selenide (known as CIGS).

目前为止，光电薄膜最有效的材质是铜铟硒化镓（CIGS）。

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Other companies, notably Heliovolt and Nanosolar, are in a race to make thin-film panels using copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) cells.

其它一些公司，诸如heliovolt以及Nanosolar，也在用铜铟镓硒(CIGS)电池来参与这场薄膜电池竞赛。

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The ink will work on silicon solar panels as well as those using alternative materials such as cadmium telluride (used by First Solar in the U.S.) or copper indium gallium selenide (used by Solar Frontier in Japan).

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