Stretchable semiconductor technologies with high areal coverages and strain-limiting behavior: demonstration in high-efficiency dual-junction GaInP/GaAs photovoltaics.

نویسندگان

  • Jongho Lee
  • Jian Wu
  • Jae Ha Ryu
  • Zhuangjian Liu
  • Matthew Meitl
  • Yong-Wei Zhang
  • Yonggang Huang
  • John A Rogers
چکیده

Notched islands on a thin elastomeric substrate serve as a platform for dual-junction GaInP/GaAs solar cells with microscale dimensions and ultrathin forms for stretchable photovoltaic modules. These designs allow for a high degree of stretchability and areal coverage, and they provide a natural form of strain-limiting behavior, helping to avoid destructive effects of extreme deformations.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Small

دوره 8 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012