Ultralight high-efficiency flexible InGaP/(In)GaAs tandem solar cells on plastic

Davood Shahrjerdi, Stephen W. Bedell, Can Bayram, Cristina C. Lubguban, Keith Fogel, Paul Lauro, John A. Ott, Marinus Hopstaken, Michael Gayness, Devendra Sadana

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Abstract

Ultralight flexible InGaP/(In)GaAs tandem solar cells with conversion efficiency of 28.1% are demonstrated using our novel layer transfer technique, called controlled spalling. Excellent stability of the flexible solar cell characteristics under different bending conditions in conjunction with its remarkably high specific power of 1995 W/kg indicates the prospects of the controlled spalling technology for enabling a viable high-efficiency flexible photovoltaic technology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)566-571
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Energy Materials
Volume3
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2013

Keywords

  • controlled spalling
  • flexible solar cells
  • high-efficiency
  • large-area
  • light-weight
  • tandem junction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • General Materials Science

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