Hessmann MT, Kunz T, Ahmad T, Li D, Wittmann S, Riecke A, Ebser J, Terheiden B, Cvecek K, Schmidt M, Auer R, Brabec C (2015)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2015
Book Volume: 6
Article Number: 60302
We present a thin-film crystalline silicon solar cell with an AM1.5 efficiency of 11.5% fabricated on welded 50 μm thin silicon foils. The aperture area of the cell is 1.00 cm 2 . The cell has an open-circuit voltage of 570 mV, a short-circuit current density of 29.9 mA cm − 2 and a fill factor of 67.6%. These are the first results ever presented for solar cells on welded silicon foils. The foils were welded together in order to create the first thin flexible monocrystalline band substrate. A flexible band substrate offers the possibility to overcome the area restriction of ingot-based monocrystalline silicon wafers and the feasibility of a roll-to-roll manufacturing. In combination with an epitaxial and layer transfer process a decrease in production costs can be achieved.
APA:
Hessmann, M.T., Kunz, T., Ahmad, T., Li, D., Wittmann, S., Riecke, A.,... Brabec, C. (2015). Solar cell fabricated on welded thin flexible silicon. EPJ Photovoltaics, 6. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2015008
MLA:
Hessmann, Maik Thomas, et al. "Solar cell fabricated on welded thin flexible silicon." EPJ Photovoltaics 6 (2015).
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