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CIGS

British  

abbreviation

  1. Chief of the Imperial General Staff

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Unlike silicon crystals and CIGS, where researchers are mostly limited to the few chemical options nature gives them, OPVs allow them to tweak bonds, rearrange atoms, and mix in elements from across the periodic table.

From Science Magazine

Like other Silicon Valley solar companies that attracted billions of dollars in venture capital investment over the past decade, Solyndra developed an advanced solar panel using a material called copper indium gallium selenide, or CIGS.

From Forbes

Second, Solyndra's recipe for converting sunlight to electricity didn't require expensive silicon, relying instead on a mixture of copper, indium, gallium and selenide, or CIGS.

From Reuters