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The absorption coefficient of amorphous Si and CIGS are approximately 10^4 cm^-1 and 10^5 cm^-1 at hv = 1.7 eV, respectively. Determine the amorphous Si and CIGS thickness for each solar cell so that 90% of the photons are absorbed.
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