Novel concepts for low-cost and high-efficient thin film solar cells

D. Gómez; A. Menéndez; P. Sánchez; A. Martínez; L. J. Andrés; M. F. Menéndez; N. Campos; A. García; B. Sánchez

doi:10.1117/12.893342

13 September 2011 Novel concepts for low-cost and high-efficient thin film solar cells

D. Gómez, A. Menéndez, P. Sánchez, A. Martínez, L. J. Andrés, M. F. Menéndez, N. Campos, A. García, B. Sánchez

Proceedings Volume 8110, Thin Film Solar Technology III; 81100S (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.893342
Event: SPIE Solar Energy + Technology, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This work presents the activities carried out at ITMA Materials Technology related to the building integration of thin film (TF) photovoltaics (PV). Three different approaches have been developed in order to achieve high efficient solar cells at low manufacturing costs: (i) a new route for manufacturing monolithical silicon based thin film solar cells on building materials, (ii) the use of metallic nanoparticles for light trapping (plasmonic effects and light scattering) and (iii) the luminescent sol-gel coating on glass for solar concentration. In the first case, amorphous silicon modules (single junction) have been successfully manufactured at lab scale on steel and commercial ceramic substrates with efficiencies of 5.4% and 4.0%, respectively. Promising initial attempts have been also made in ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), a polymer with high potential in textile architecture. In a similar way, the development of nanotechnology based coatings (metallic nanoparticles and luminescent materials) represent the most innovative part of the work and some preliminary results are showed.

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D. Gómez, A. Menéndez, P. Sánchez, A. Martínez, L. J. Andrés, M. F. Menéndez, N. Campos, A. García, and B. Sánchez "Novel concepts for low-cost and high-efficient thin film solar cells", Proc. SPIE 8110, Thin Film Solar Technology III, 81100S (13 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.893342

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