▁Sch a ick . ▁ ▁The ▁G anse vo ort ' s ▁were ▁the ▁grand par ents ▁of ▁author ▁H erman ▁Mel ville . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Van ▁R ens sel a er / Sch uy ler ▁gene al ogy - for ▁reference ▁only ▁The ▁Sch uy ler ▁House ▁and ▁Family , ▁Alb any ▁NY , ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Museum ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 5 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 7 2 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Sch uy ler ▁family ▁Category : Col onial ▁govern ors ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁Dutch ▁descent ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁New ▁Nether land <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁co pper ▁ind ium ▁gal li um ▁s elen ide ▁solar ▁cell ▁( or ▁C IG S ▁cell , ▁sometimes ▁CI ( G ) S ▁or ▁C IS ▁cell ) ▁is ▁a ▁thin - film ▁solar ▁cell ▁used ▁to ▁convert ▁sun light ▁into ▁electric ▁power . ▁It ▁is ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁depos iting ▁a ▁thin ▁layer ▁of ▁co pper , ▁ind ium , ▁gal li um ▁and ▁selenium ▁on ▁glass ▁or ▁pl astic ▁backing , ▁along ▁with ▁electro des ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁back ▁to ▁collect ▁current . ▁Because ▁the ▁material ▁has ▁a ▁high ▁absor ption ▁coefficient ▁and ▁strongly ▁absor bs ▁sun light , ▁a ▁much ▁th inner ▁film ▁is ▁required ▁than ▁of ▁other ▁sem icon duct or ▁materials . ▁ ▁C IG S ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁three