Self‐Tiling Monocrystalline Silicon; a Process to Produce Electrically Connected Domains of Si and Microconcentrator Solar Cell Modules on Plastic Supports | Zendy

Knuesel Robert J. | Zendy; Jacobs Heiko O. | Zendy

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Self‐Tiling Monocrystalline Silicon; a Process to Produce Electrically Connected Domains of Si and Microconcentrator Solar Cell Modules on Plastic Supports

Author(s) -

Knuesel Robert J.,

Jacobs Heiko O.

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

advanced materials

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707

H-Index - 527

eISSN - 1521-4095

pISSN - 0935-9648

DOI - 10.1002/adma.201004533

Subject(s) - monocrystalline silicon , materials science , solar cell , silicon , optoelectronics , yield (engineering) , process (computing) , reduction (mathematics) , nanotechnology , composite material , computer science , geometry , operating system , mathematics

A method for self‐tiling and electrically connecting microscopic semiconducting tiles with high speed and yield is presented. Assembly is driven by a stepwise reduction of interfacial free energy at a triple interface. We discuss design rules to produce highly periodic domains on rigid, flexible, and curved substrates. A fault‐tolerant microconcentrator solar cell is demonstrated.

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