Wafer‐scale Ge epitaxial foils grown at high growth rates and released from porous substrates for triple‐junction solar cells
V Depauw, C Porret, M Moelants… - Progress in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Germanium is listed as a critical raw material, and for environmental and economic
sustainability reasons, strategies for lower consumption must be implemented. A promising …
sustainability reasons, strategies for lower consumption must be implemented. A promising …
Overview of Engineered Germanium Substrate Development for Affordable Large-Volume Multijunction Solar Cells
J Cho, V Depauw, A Chapotot… - IEEE Journal of …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
New massive markets for space multijunction solar cells are being discussed globally. For
such an explosive increase in demand to materialize, a more sustainable and affordable Ge …
such an explosive increase in demand to materialize, a more sustainable and affordable Ge …
Micro-fabrication and transfer of a detachable Ge epitaxial layer grown on porous germanium
Germanium (Ge) substrates are usually used for epitaxial growth of III-V materials but
represent a significant part of the cell total cost. The lift-off technique using porosification by …
represent a significant part of the cell total cost. The lift-off technique using porosification by …
'There and Back Again': Reusable Germanium Wafers with Ge-on-Nothing Structures for Triple-Junction Solar Cells
V Depauw, G Courtois, J Cho, K Dessein… - 2023 IEEE 50th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Germanium-on-Nothing is proposed as a lift-off method to fabricate thin and lower-cost
germanium templates for multijunction solar cells. This contribution presents how such foils …
germanium templates for multijunction solar cells. This contribution presents how such foils …