DocumentCode
3557635
Title
Film adhesion in triple junction a-Si solar cells on polyimide substrates
Author
Vijh, A. ; Yang, X. ; Du, W. ; Deng, X.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Toledo Univ., OH, USA
fYear
2005
fDate
3-7 Jan. 2005
Firstpage
611
Lastpage
613
Abstract
A major issue encountered during fabrication of triple junction a-Si solar cells on polyimide substrates is the adhesion of the solar cell thin films to the substrates. Here, we present our study of film adhesion in amorphous silicon solar cells made on different polyimide substrates (Kapton VN, Upilex-S and Gouldflex), and the effect of tie coats on film adhesion.
Keywords
adhesion; amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; polymer films; semiconductor heterojunctions; silicon; solar cells; substrates; Gouldflex; Kapton VN; Si; Upilex-S; film adhesion; polyimide substrates; solar cell thin films; tie coats; triple junction a-Si solar cells; Adhesives; Amorphous materials; Amorphous silicon; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Photovoltaic cells; Plastics; Polyimides; Semiconductor films; Substrates;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2005. Conference Record of the Thirty-first IEEE
ISSN
0160-8371
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8707-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2005.1488205
Filename
1488205
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