Title
Electroplating of electrical circuitry on optoelectronic windows for thin film solar cells on foil
Author
Hovestad, A.
Rendering, H.
Peter, M.
Meinders, E.R.
TNO Industrie en Techniek
Publication year
2010
Abstract
In many flexible electronic devices transparent conductive oxide (TCO) window layers are used for current collection. The trade-off between the electrical resistance and optical transmission of TCOs results in power losses. Increasing the electrical conductivity by combining metallic grids with TCOs enables reduction of these power losses. Patterned electroplating is presented as a viable deposition technique for grids on plastic foils. Through selective activation of the substrate surface grids were electrodeposited on PET and ITO-coated PET-foil. The grids have a high electrical conductivity and significantly lower the ITO sheet resistance, while remaining a high transparency.
Subject
Mechatronics, Mechanics & Materials
TFT - Thin Film Technology HOL - Holst
TS - Technical Sciences
Materials
Industrial Innovation
Photovoltaic’s
TCO's
Grids,
Electroplating
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TNO identifier
462681
Source
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Coatings on Glass and Plastics, Braunschweig, Germany, 13-17 June, 2010, 77-80
Document type
conference paper