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Title: Thin-Film Solar Cell Fabricated on a Flexible Metallic Substrate

Abstract

A thin-film solar cell (10) is provided. The thin-film solar cell (10) comprises a flexible metallic substrate (12) having a first surface and a second surface. A back metal contact layer (16) is deposited on the first surface of the flexible metallic substrate (12). A semiconductor absorber layer (14) is deposited on the back metal contact. A photoactive film deposited on the semiconductor absorber layer (14) forms a heterojunction structure and a grid contact (24) deposited on the heterjunction structure. The flexible metal substrate (12) can be constructed of either aluminium or stainless steel. Furthermore, a method of constructing a solar cell is provided. The method comprises providing an aluminum substrate (12), depositing a semiconductor absorber layer (14) on the aluminum substrate (12), and insulating the aluminum substrate (12) from the semiconductor absorber layer (14) to inhibit reaction between the aluminum substrate (12) and the semiconductor absorber layer (14).

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
894276
Patent Number(s):
7053294
Application Number:
TRN: US200701%%292
Assignee:
NREL
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-99-GO10337
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ALUMINIUM; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; STAINLESS STEELS; SUBSTRATES; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL; FLEXIBLE METALLIC SUBSTRATE; SEMICONDUCTOR ABSORBER LAYER; PHOTOACTIVE FILM; Solar Energy - Photovoltaics; Silicon Materials and Devices

Citation Formats

Tuttle, J R, Noufi, R, and Hasoon, F S. Thin-Film Solar Cell Fabricated on a Flexible Metallic Substrate. United States: N. p., 2006. Web.
Tuttle, J R, Noufi, R, & Hasoon, F S. Thin-Film Solar Cell Fabricated on a Flexible Metallic Substrate. United States.
Tuttle, J R, Noufi, R, and Hasoon, F S. Tue . "Thin-Film Solar Cell Fabricated on a Flexible Metallic Substrate". United States.
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author = {Tuttle, J R and Noufi, R and Hasoon, F S},
abstractNote = {A thin-film solar cell (10) is provided. The thin-film solar cell (10) comprises a flexible metallic substrate (12) having a first surface and a second surface. A back metal contact layer (16) is deposited on the first surface of the flexible metallic substrate (12). A semiconductor absorber layer (14) is deposited on the back metal contact. A photoactive film deposited on the semiconductor absorber layer (14) forms a heterojunction structure and a grid contact (24) deposited on the heterjunction structure. The flexible metal substrate (12) can be constructed of either aluminium or stainless steel. Furthermore, a method of constructing a solar cell is provided. The method comprises providing an aluminum substrate (12), depositing a semiconductor absorber layer (14) on the aluminum substrate (12), and insulating the aluminum substrate (12) from the semiconductor absorber layer (14) to inhibit reaction between the aluminum substrate (12) and the semiconductor absorber layer (14).},
doi = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {2006},
month = {5}
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