Feasibility study:Transparent and Flexible Solar Cell Electrodes made from Precision Fabric. (CellFab)

• Research unit: INNOSUISSE
• Project number: 9011.2;6 PFNM-NM

Short description (German)

Feasibility study: Transparent and Flexible Solar Cell Electrodes made from Precision Fabric. (CellFab)

Short description (English)

Feasibility study:Transparent and Flexible Solar Cell Electrodes made from Precision Fabric. (CellFab)

Abstract (German)

Transparent and conductive electrodes are crucial components in the fabrication of optoelectronic devices such as liquid crystal displays or solar cells. Transparent conducting metal-oxides provide excellent optical and electrical properties, but are becoming more and more expensive due to the scarcity of the constituting metallic elements, in particular indium. With a view to provide a fundamentally different cost efficient alternative, precision fabric made from conductive wires or fibres will be employed to develop an equivalent transparent and conductive electrodes. These electrodes would further benefit from a high flexibility allowing applications on shaped (formed) surfaces. As a proof of concept these electrodes will be applied in the construction of polymer solar cells.