Flexible photovoltaic technologies

Efficient Light Absorption with Integrated Nanopillar/Nanowell Arrays for Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Photovoltaic Applications

(2013) Qingfeng Lin et al.   ACS Nano

Single heterojunction solar cells on exfoliated flexible ∼25 μm thick mono-crystalline silicon substrates

(2013) Sayan Saha et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Performance enhancement of thin-film amorphous silicon solar cells with low cost nanodent plasmonic substrates

(2013) Hongtao Huang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Large-Area Free-Standing Ultrathin Single-Crystal Silicon as Processable Materials

(2013) Shuang Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Efficient photon management with nanostructures for photovoltaics

(2013) Bo Hua et al.   Nanoscale

Doping of polycrystalline CdTe for high-efficiency solar cells on flexible metal foil

(2013) Lukas Kranz et al.   Nature Communications

Molecular Design of Photovoltaic Materials for Polymer Solar Cells: Toward Suitable Electronic Energy Levels and Broad Absorption

(2012) Yongfang Li   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Cross-contamination in single-chamber processes for thin-film silicon solar cells

(2012) J. Woerdenweber et al.   JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS

Efficient Photon Capturing with Ordered Three-Dimensional Nanowell Arrays

(2012) Siu-Fung Leung et al.   NANO LETTERS

Absorption Enhancement in Ultrathin Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells with Antireflection and Light-Trapping Nanocone Gratings

(2012) Ken Xingze Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Self-limited plasmonic welding of silver nanowire junctions

(2012) Erik C. Garnett et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Polymer solar cells

(2012) Gang Li et al.   Nature Photonics

Electronic properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2solar cells on stainless steel foils without diffusion barrier

(2012) F. Pianezzi et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Stretchable Semiconductor Technologies with High Areal Coverages and Strain-Limiting Behavior: Demonstration in High-Efficiency Dual-Junction GaInP/GaAs Photovoltaics

(2012) Jongho Lee et al.   Small

CIGS thin-film solar cells and modules on enamelled steel substrates

(2012) R. Wuerz et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Preparation and characterization of ZnTe as an interlayer for CdS/CdTe substrate thin film solar cells on flexible substrates

(2012) Xianjin Feng et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Ultrathin and lightweight organic solar cells with high flexibility

(2012) Martin Kaltenbrunner et al.   Nature Communications

Ultralight High-Efficiency Flexible InGaP/(In)GaAs Tandem Solar Cells on Plastic

(2012) Davood Shahrjerdi et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Kerf-Less Removal of Si, Ge, and III–V Layers by Controlled Spalling to Enable Low-Cost PV Technologies

(2012) Stephen W. Bedell et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Review of Progress Toward 20% Efficiency Flexible CIGS Solar Cells and Manufacturing Issues of Solar Modules

(2012) P. Reinhard et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Strong Light Absorption of Self-Organized 3-D Nanospike Arrays for Photovoltaic Applications

(2011) Rui Yu et al.   ACS Nano

Highly Conductive PEDOT:PSS Electrode with Optimized Solvent and Thermal Post-Treatment for ITO-Free Organic Solar Cells

(2011) Yong Hyun Kim et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Nanostructured Organic and Hybrid Solar Cells

(2011) Jonas Weickert et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Stretchable GaAs Photovoltaics with Designs That Enable High Areal Coverage

(2011) Jongho Lee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Smooth Nanowire/Polymer Composite Transparent Electrodes

(2011) Whitney Gaynor et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Graphene as Transparent Electrode Material for Organic Electronics

(2011) Shuping Pang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Stretchable Organic Solar Cells

(2011) Darren J. Lipomi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Stretchable, elastic materials and devices for solar energy conversion

(2011) Darren J. Lipomi et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Investigation of CIGS Solar Cells on Polyethylene Terephthalate Substrates

(2011) M. G. Faraj et al.   International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials

Roll-to-Roll Anodization and Etching of Aluminum Foils for High-Throughput Surface Nanotexturing

(2011) Min Hyung Lee et al.   NANO LETTERS

Highly efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells grown on flexible polymer films

(2011) Adrian Chirilă et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene-based conjugated polymers: band gap and energy level control and their application in polymer solar cells

(2011) Lijun Huo et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cell grown on flexible polymer substrate with efficiency exceeding 17%

(2011) A. Chirilă et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

New world record efficiency for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells beyond 20%

(2011) Philip Jackson et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

CZTS thin films on transparent conducting electrodes by electrochemical technique

(2011) Prashant K. Sarswat et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Nanomaterials and nanostructures for efficient light absorption and photovoltaics

(2011) Rui Yu et al.   Nano Energy

Scalable Coating and Properties of Transparent, Flexible, Silver Nanowire Electrodes

(2010) Liangbing Hu et al.   ACS Nano

Fabrication of 7.2% Efficient CZTSSe Solar Cells Using CZTS Nanocrystals

(2010) Qijie Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Electrospun Metal Nanofiber Webs as High-Performance Transparent Electrode

(2010) Hui Wu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Ordered Arrays of Dual-Diameter Nanopillars for Maximized Optical Absorption

(2010) Zhiyong Fan et al.   NANO LETTERS

GaAs photovoltaics and optoelectronics using releasable multilayer epitaxial assemblies

(2010) Jongseung Yoon et al.   NATURE

First flight demonstration of film-laminated InGaP/GaAs and CIGS thin-film solar cells by JAXA's small satellite in LEO

(2010) Chiharu Morioka et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

CIGS absorbers and processes

(2010) Shigeru Niki et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Monolithically integrated flexible Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cell submodules

(2010) Shogo Ishizuka et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

ITO-free flexible organic solar cells with printed current collecting grids

(2010) Yulia Galagan et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Microsystems enabled photovoltaics: 14.9% efficient 14μm thick crystalline silicon solar cell

(2010) Jose L. Cruz-Campa et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Cd-Free Flexible Cu(In,Ga)Se2Thin Film Solar Cells with ZnS(O,OH) Buffer Layers on Ti Foils

(2009) Takeshi Yagioka et al.   Applied Physics Express

Large area, continuous, few-layered graphene as anodes in organic photovoltaic devices

(2009) Yu Wang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Damage mechanisms in thin film solar cells during sputtering deposition of transparent conductive coatings

(2009) Qi Hua Fan et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Large-scale pattern growth of graphene films for stretchable transparent electrodes

(2009) Keun Soo Kim et al.   NATURE

26.1% thin-film GaAs solar cell using epitaxial lift-off

(2009) G.J. Bauhuis et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Efficient and Flexible ITO-Free Organic Solar Cells Using Highly Conductive Polymer Anodes

(2008) Seok-In Na et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Alkali incorporation control in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films using silicate thin layers and applications in enhancing flexible solar cell efficiency

(2008) Shogo Ishizuka et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Organic solar cells with solution-processed graphene transparent electrodes

(2008) Junbo Wu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Flexible Solar Cells

(2008) Mario Pagliaro et al.   ChemSusChem

Solution-Processed Metal Nanowire Mesh Transparent Electrodes

(2008) Jung-Yong Lee et al.   NANO LETTERS

Solar cells on curtains

(2008) Zhiyong Fan et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Ultrathin silicon solar microcells for semitransparent, mechanically flexible and microconcentrator module designs

(2008) Jongseung Yoon et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Development of CZTS-based thin film solar cells

(2008) Hironori Katagiri et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS