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Coatings on textiles for Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 photovoltaic cell formation on textile carriers: Preparation of Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 solar cells on glass‐fiber textiles
Author(s) -
Knittel Dierk,
Köntges Marc,
Heinemeyer Frank,
Schollmeyer Eckhard
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.30349
Subject(s) - photovoltaic system , materials science , solar cell , layer (electronics) , substrate (aquarium) , fiber , textile , composite material , energy conversion efficiency , deposition (geology) , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , paleontology , oceanography , sediment , geology , biology , engineering
Results are presented on the construction of a thin‐layer photovoltaic cell on glass‐fiber fabric. The unevenness of the fabric was first smoothed by the application of a high‐temperature stable resin before photovoltaic layer deposition. We obtained an efficiency of light‐to‐current conversion of more than 8%. This constitutes a remarkably high value for a photovoltaic cell on a flexible substrate. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010