High-Efficiency Corrugated Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells with Multi-Directional Flexing Capabilities
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Conference PaperKAUST Department
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) DivisionElectrical Engineering Program
Integrated Nanotechnology Lab
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2019Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/661883
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High efficiency, lightweight and low cost flexible solar cells have attracted a growing interest in the last decades due to their increased applications. Here, we show high-efficiency (19%) and large scale (5 × 5 inch wafer) monocrystalline silicon solar cells with multi-directional flexing capabilities. The flexing of rigid solar cells with interdigitated back contacts is achieved using a photolithography-less corrugation technique. Results show that linear patterns enable flexibility in one direction with a minimum bending radius of 5 mm while diamond patterns result in multi-directional flexibility with different minimum bending radii and robust electrical performance.Citation
El-Atab, N., Shamsuddin, R., Bahabry, R., & Hussain, M. M. (2019). High-Efficiency Corrugated Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells with Multi-Directional Flexing Capabilities. 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). doi:10.1109/pvsc40753.2019.8980794Conference/Event name
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10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980794