Segmentation as a method for the introduction of flexibility to solar cells

C. Doran; W. V. Chen; P. K L Yu; Terry Alford; S. S. Lau

doi:10.1166/mex.2012.1060

Segmentation as a method for the introduction of flexibility to solar cells

C. Doran, W. V. Chen, P. K L Yu, Terry Alford, S. S. Lau

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Abstract

Wafer segmentation is investigated as a method to introduce flexibility to crystalline photovoltaics. A proof-of-concept flexible device was fabricated from an InP/InGaAsP multiple-quantum-well solar cell by integrating the device wafer with a polymer substrate via an electrically-conductive adhesive and subsequently fracturing the wafer along parallel cleavage planes. The effects of segmentation on leakage current and power conversion efficiency are investigated in the dark and under solar illumination, respectively.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	169-172
Number of pages	4
Journal	Materials Express
Volume	2
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1166/mex.2012.1060
State	Published - Jun 2012

Keywords

Flexible
Indium phosphide
Photovoltaic
Polyethylene naphthalate
Segmented
Solar

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