Post Time：May 20,2011Classify:Industry NewsView：533
Scientists at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have hiked the conversion efficiency of their
The group, working with startup
"Our results clearly show the advantages of the low-temperature CIGS deposition process for achieving highest efficiency flexible solar cells on polymer as well as metal foils," said Ayodhya N. Tiwari, research team leader in
"With these results, polymer films have for the first time proven to be superior to metal foils as a carrier substrate for achieving highest efficiency," the researchers say, noting that >16% efficiency now "should be achievable" in monolithically connected flexible CIGS modules.
The work is supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), the Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI), the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), EU Framework Programmes as well as by Swiss companies W.Blösch AG, and Flisom.
Source: Photovoltaics WorldAuthor: shangyi
