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Semi-Transparent Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells on Inexpensive Plastic Substrates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Ilvydas Matulionis ,
Jian Hu ,
Alex Stavrides ,
Nathan Call ,
Augusto Kunrath  and
Arun Madan
Ilvydas Matulionis
Affiliation:
imatulionis@mvsystemsinc.com, MVSystems, Inc., none, 500 Corporate Circle, Suite L, Golden, CO, 80401, United States, 303-271-9907
Jian Hu
Affiliation:
jhu@mvsystemsinc.com, MVSystems, Inc., 500 Corporate Circle, Suite L, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
Alex Stavrides
Affiliation:
astavrides@mvsystemsinc.com, MVSystems, Inc., 500 Corporate Circle, Suite L, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
Nathan Call
Affiliation:
ncall@mines.edu, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
Augusto Kunrath
Affiliation:
akunrath@mvsystemsinc.com, MVSystems, Inc., 500 Corporate Circle, Suite L, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
Arun Madan
Affiliation:
arunmadan@aol.com, MVSystems, Inc., 500 Corporate Circle, Suite L, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
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Abstract

We report a monolithic series connected semi-transparent (transmission > 40%) amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) solar cell panel (substrate area 30cm × 40cm), which has an i-layer thickness <2000Å and an active area efficiency, η ∼ 3%. We also report on all laser scribed, series connected mini-modules with an aperture area η > 3% constructed on inexpensive plastic substrates.

Keywords

amorphousSithin film
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 973: Symposium BB – Mobile Energy , 2006 , 0973-BB06-01
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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