Novel low-carbon energy solutions for powering emerging wearables, smart textiles, and medical devices

B Ramasubramanian, S Sundarrajan… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
One of the most major agendas to mitigate climate change is the transition to low-carbon
energy extraction. Furthermore, developing cutting-edge prototypes for wearable …

Thermomechanical Cleave of Polycrystalline CdTe Solar Cells and its Applications: A Review

DL McGott, CL Perkins, MO Reese - Solar RRL, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
One of the primary research challenges for cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells is
addressing its open‐circuit voltage (VOC) deficit. While theoretical studies and single crystal …

[HTML][HTML] Inventions, innovations, and new technologies: Flexible and lightweight thin-film solar PV based on CIGS, CdTe, and a-Si: H

S Wijewardane, LL Kazmerski - Solar Compass, 2023 - Elsevier
This survey examines new and emerging applications and technology advancements that
hold potential for effective use and market expansion of thin-film solar photovoltaics (PV) …

Water-assisted lift-off process for flexible CdTe solar cells

SS Bista, DB Li, S Rijal, S Neupane… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In recent years, various lift-off methods have been developed to fabricate lightweight and
flexible cadmium telluride (CdTe)-based solar cells. In this work, we report flexible cadmium …

[HTML][HTML] Structural properties and defect formation mechanisms in MBE-grown HgCdTe on InSb (211) B substrates

W Pan, S Ma, X Sun, R Gu, L Faraone… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This work investigates the structural properties of HgCdTe thin films grown on InSb (211) B
substrates using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The Cd composition of thin films is …

Flexible and Lightweight CdS/CdTe Solar Cells via a Water-Assisted Lift-Off Process

SS Bista, DB Li, S Rijal, S Neupane… - 2022 IEEE 49th …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, CdS/CdTe thin-film solar cells were grown on a mica sheet and delaminated
through a water assisted lift-off process and transfer to the substrate of interest. An CdCl 2 …

Achieving Large‐Area, Crack‐Free Epitaxial Lift‐Off of Inverted Metamorphic Multijunction Solar Cells by Ag Electrode Extension and the Counterintuitive Use of …

BM Yu Jeco‐Espaldon, Y Okada - Solar RRL - Wiley Online Library
The material choices for highly efficient multijunction solar cells (MJSCs) can be expanded
by stacking lattice‐mismatched III–V materials grown by the inverted metamorphic approach …

Performance Improvement of Rigid and Flexible CdTe Solar Cells through CdCl2 Activation and Cu Engineering

SS Bista - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) is a leading thin-film solar cell technology that achieved 22.1%
small cell and 19% module efficiency. While for flexible CdTe solar cells, the record …

[HTML][HTML] Monocrystalline 1.7-eV MgCdTe solar cells

J Ding, CM Campbell, JJ Becker, CY Tsai… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Monocrystalline 1.7 eV Mg 0.13 Cd 0.87 Te/Mg x Cd 1− x Te (x> 0.13) double
heterostructure (DH) solar cells with varying Mg compositions in the barrier layers are grown …

Epitaxial lift-off monocrystalline CdTe/MgCdTe double heterostructures and proton radiation study for space applications

J Ding, PT Webster, X Qi, Y Zhao… - 2021 IEEE 48th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An epitaxial lift-off (ELO) technology has been demonstrated for monocrystalline
CdTe/MgCdTe double-heterostructure (DH) with the assistant of photoresist. The increased …