METAFLEX: Towards the roll-to-roll manufacturing of cost effective flexible CIS modules - intermediate steps

• Forschungsstelle: EU FRP
• Projektnummer: 01.0108
• Projekttitel Englisch: METAFLEX: Towards the roll-to-roll manufacturing of cost effective flexible CIS modules - intermediate steps

Schlüsselwörter (Englisch)

Economic Aspects; Energy Saving; Renewable Sources of Energy

Alternative Projektnummern (Englisch)

EU project number: ENK6-2001-00516

Forschungsprogramme (Englisch)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.4b.1 Cleaner energy systems, including renewables

Kurzbeschreibung (Englisch)

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Abstract (Englisch)

The content of this proposal is to develop intermediate steps for the roll-to-roll fabrication of flexible, lightweight and cost effective CIGS based solar cells. Two novel approaches will be applied:
-Manufacturing of large cells (7x7cm2) on non-insulated steel foils without patterning. Instead, the TCO window will be modified by deposition of an additional metallic grid;
- Fabrication of very lightweight monolithically integrated modules of up to 30x30cm(2) by a 'substrate-lift-off' process using thin polymer Additionally large-area cells (5x5 cm(2)) on a polymer coated metal foil will demonstrate the compatibility of this lift-off technique for roll-to-roll manufacturing. The modules will be flexible contacted as well as encapsulated.

Datenbankreferenzen (Englisch)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
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Swiss Project-Number: 01.0108