We report on pn Ge solar cells grown on Ge substrates and transferred onto glass by wafer bonding. They perform similarly to cells on the native Ge substrate, whereas their energy conversion efficiency compares well with state-of-the-art stand alone Ge photovoltaic cells. We propose Germanium layer transfer and wafer bonding for the realization of effective multi-junction solar cells and versatile multi-stack engineering.
Sorianello, V., Colace, L., Assanto, G. (2011). Solar cells by Germanium layer transfer on glass. In 2011 10th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC.EU 2011. Elsevier B.V. [10.1109/EEEIC.2011.5874708].
Solar cells by Germanium layer transfer on glass
COLACE, Lorenzo;ASSANTO, GAETANO
2011-01-01
Abstract
We report on pn Ge solar cells grown on Ge substrates and transferred onto glass by wafer bonding. They perform similarly to cells on the native Ge substrate, whereas their energy conversion efficiency compares well with state-of-the-art stand alone Ge photovoltaic cells. We propose Germanium layer transfer and wafer bonding for the realization of effective multi-junction solar cells and versatile multi-stack engineering.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
