Flexible silicon heterojunctions solar cells and modules

Andre Augusto; Luc Reboulet; Stanislau Herasimenka; Stuart Bowden

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2015.7356295

Flexible silicon heterojunctions solar cells and modules

Andre Augusto, Luc Reboulet, Stanislau Herasimenka, Stuart Bowden

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Abstract

In this manuscript is discussed the potential of using silicon heterojunction solar cells to obtain flexible silicon modules. Modules were manufactured using non-metalized silicon heterojunction solar cell with thicknesses down to 70 μm. The modules were rolled around curved surfaces with different diameters. Rolling diameters down to 5 cm were tested. Damages in the solar cells due to the rolling process were inspected using photoluminescence (PL). PL images after the rolling show promising results towards flexibility. Rolling reliability tests were also performed in thin passivated wafers (60-80 μm). The wafers were rolled down to 7 cm diameter. PL images show no evidences of mechanical damage in the wafers due to the lamination or after the rolling process.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)	9781479979448
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2015.7356295
State	Published - Dec 14 2015
Event	42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015 - New Orleans, United States Duration: Jun 14 2015 → Jun 19 2015

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Other	42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	New Orleans
Period	6/14/15 → 6/19/15

Keywords

flexible
heterojunction
silicon
solar cells

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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Augusto, A, Reboulet, L, Herasimenka, S & Bowden, S 2015, Flexible silicon heterojunctions solar cells and modules. in 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015., 7356295, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015, New Orleans, United States, 6/14/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2015.7356295

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