Non-silicon solar cells

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Are non-silicon solar cells, such as CIGS thin films, doped with anything, like silicon is doped with phosphorus and boron? If not, how is the P/N junction created?

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For non-silicon based information search for
the sub-headings of CdTe, GaAs, CIGS, DSSC and OSC

"DSC is a successful attempt to create an anthropological
analogous concept to photosynthesis. The photoreceptor and
the charge carrier are different elements; it is an analogous
situation to that of the photosynthetic process where chlorophyll
absorbs photons but does not participate in charge transfer. This
is contrary to conventional PV cells where a semiconductor
assumes both functions."

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlep ... e/b807236a