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Flexible A-SI Based Solar Cells with Plastic Film Substrate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Yukimi Ichikawa ,
Shinji Fujikake ,
Katsuya Tabuchi ,
Toshiaki Sasaki ,
Toshio Hama ,
Takashi Yoshida ,
Hiroshi Sakai  and
Misao Saga
Yukimi Ichikawa
Affiliation:
New Energy Laboratory, Fuji Electric Corporate Research and Development, Ltd. 2-2-1, Nagasaka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 240-01, Japan
Shinji Fujikake
Affiliation:
New Energy Laboratory, Fuji Electric Corporate Research and Development, Ltd. 2-2-1, Nagasaka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 240-01, Japan
Katsuya Tabuchi
Affiliation:
New Energy Laboratory, Fuji Electric Corporate Research and Development, Ltd. 2-2-1, Nagasaka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 240-01, Japan
Toshiaki Sasaki
Affiliation:
New Energy Laboratory, Fuji Electric Corporate Research and Development, Ltd. 2-2-1, Nagasaka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 240-01, Japan
Toshio Hama
Affiliation:
New Energy Laboratory, Fuji Electric Corporate Research and Development, Ltd. 2-2-1, Nagasaka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 240-01, Japan
Takashi Yoshida
Affiliation:
New Energy Laboratory, Fuji Electric Corporate Research and Development, Ltd. 2-2-1, Nagasaka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 240-01, Japan
Hiroshi Sakai
Affiliation:
New Energy Laboratory, Fuji Electric Corporate Research and Development, Ltd. 2-2-1, Nagasaka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 240-01, Japan
Misao Saga
Affiliation:
New Energy Laboratory, Fuji Electric Corporate Research and Development, Ltd. 2-2-1, Nagasaka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 240-01, Japan
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Abstract

A flexible amorphous silicon (a-Si) based photovoltaic (PV) module has been developed. The a-Si solar cell fabricated on a heat-resistance plastic film with a thickness of 50μm has a new monolithic series-connected structure named SCAF to obtain a high output voltage required for practical use. Applying a-Si/a-SiGe double-junction structure to 40cm × 80cm SCAF solar cells, we obtained a stabilized efficiency of 9% with an excellent reproducibility. Flexible PV modules fabricated from the SCAF solar cells have been tested in several demonstration sites to study their durability under outdoor conditions.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 557: Symposium A – Amorphous and Heterogeneous Silicon Thin Films—Fundamentals to Devices—1999 , 1999 , 703
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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