DocumentCode
733870
Title
Cloaking of metal contacts on solar cells
Author
Schumann, M.F. ; Wiesendanger, S. ; Goldschmidt, J.-C. ; Bittkau, K. ; Paetzold, U.W. ; Sprafke, A. ; Wehrspohn, R.B. ; Rockstuhl, C. ; Wegener, M.
Author_Institution
Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Inst. of Appl. Phys., Karlsruhe, Germany
fYear
2015
fDate
10-15 May 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We design by transformation optics, fabricate by three-dimensional direct laser writing, and characterize experimentally polymer-based cloaks for 20 μm wide gold-wire contacts on a silicon wafer. The contact shadowing effect is reduced by 90%.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; gold; laser materials processing; optical cloaking; optical fabrication; polymers; semiconductor-metal boundaries; silicon; solar cells; Au-Si; Si; cloaking; contact shadowing effect; gold-wire contacts; metal contacts; polymer-based cloaks; silicon wafer; size 20 mum; solar cells; three-dimensional direct laser writing; transformation optics; Gold; Optical device fabrication; Photovoltaic cells; Polymers; Silicon; Wires;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
7184313
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