Freestanding and supported processing of sub-70 μm kerfless epitaxial Si and thinned Cz/FZ Si foils into solar cells: An overview of recent progress and challenges

Radhakrishnan, Hariharsudan Sivaramakrishnan; Cho, Jinyoun; Bearda, Twan; Roeth, Julius; Depauw, Valerie; Van Nieuwenhuysen, Kris; Gordon, Ivan; Szlufcik, Jozef; Poortmans, Jef

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110108

Freestanding and supported processing of sub-70 μm kerfless epitaxial Si and thinned Cz/FZ Si foils into solar cells: An overview of recent progress and challenges

Author:

Radhakrishnan, Hariharsudan Sivaramakrishnan

Cho, Jinyoun ; Bearda, Twan ; Roeth, Julius ; Depauw, Valerie ; Van Nieuwenhuysen, Kris ; Gordon, Ivan ; Szlufcik, Jozef ; Poortmans, Jef

Keywords:

Science & Technology, Technology, Physical Sciences, Energy & Fuels, Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, Physics, Applied, Materials Science, Physics, Thin silicon foils, Breakage, Fragility, Flexibility, Freestanding, Layer transfer, Bonding, Supported processing, Adhesive, Wafer-equivalent, Lift-off, Kerfless, Epitaxial silicon, Glass superstrate, Low-cost silicon substrate, LAYER TRANSFER PROCESS, SILICON FOILS, LIFT-OFF, EFFICIENCY, QUALITY, PASSIVATION, STRESS, 02 Physical Sciences, 03 Chemical Sciences, 09 Engineering, Energy, 34 Chemical sciences, 40 Engineering, 51 Physical sciences