Laser Structuring of Flexible Organic Solar Cells. Issue 1 (14th January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gebhardt, Mandy; Hänel, Jens; Allenstein, Frank; Scholz, Christian; Clair, Maurice
• Is Part Of: Laser technik journal. Volume 10:Issue 1(2013:Jan.)
• Page Start: 25
• Page End: 28
• Publication Date: 2013-01-14
• Subjects: Lasers -- Periodicals; Lasers -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 621.36605
• DOI: 10.1002/latj.201390004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1613-7728

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Besides the „classical"︁ inorganic solar cells based on silicon, research on novel solar cell technologies has been intensified in the last years. The focus has been put especially on organic solar cells (OPV). Their industrial production has been made possible only recently.</p> <p>Organic solar cells constitute an alternative to common mono‐ and polycrystalline solar cells as well as the novel thin‐film technologies. Silicon, CIS/CIGS (Copper‐Indium‐Gallium‐Selenide) and Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) are used as semiconductor materials for the last‐mentioned technology, which are largely made up of heavy metals. Highly poisonous and environmentally harmful chemicals are often involved in the production which requires large amounts of energy.</p> </abstract>