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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2005. Conference Record of the Thirty-first IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8707-4
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2005.1488205
