Laser scribing of photovoltaic solar thin films: A review

F Jamaatisomarin, R Chen… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The development of thin-film photovoltaics has emerged as a promising solution to the
global energy crisis within the field of solar cell technology. However, transitioning from …

Machine Learning Aided Optimization of P1 Laser Scribing Process on Indium Tin Oxide Substrates

VC Karade, S Kim, I Jeong, MJ Ko… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Present study employes a picosecond laser (532 nm) for selective P1 laser scribing on the
indium tin oxide (ITO) layer and subsequent fine‐tuning of P1 scribing conditions with …

CIGS thin-film solar module processing: case of high-speed laser scribing

P Gečys, E Markauskas, S Nishiwaki, S Buecheler… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
In this paper, we investigate the laser processing of the CIGS thin-film solar cells in the case
of the high-speed regime. The modern ultra-short pulsed laser was used exhibiting the pulse …

Toward lossless photovoltaic efficiency of Laser-shaped flexible Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells on stainless steel substrates

T Yang, K Li, X Li, J Li, J Hou, X Fan, H Guo, R Wang… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Flexible Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) solar cells on metal substrates are susceptible to
thermal effects during laser sha**, resulting in their failure. In this study, a two-step …

Printed interconnects for photovoltaic modules

JD Fields, G Pach, KAW Horowitz, TR Stockert… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Film-based photovoltaic modules employ monolithic interconnects to minimize resistance
loss and enhance module voltage via series connection. Conventional interconnect …

[HTML][HTML] A statistical approach to scaling up of CIGS PV cells: Quantitative analysis of composition uniformity within and between the samples

D Bae - Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2023 - Elsevier
Tremendous efforts have been made toward large-area Cu (In, Ga) Se 2-based photovoltaic
module fabrication with some successful commercialisation cases using a co-evaporation …

Efficient ablation by ultra-short pulse lasers

A Žemaitis, P Gečys, G Račiukaitis, M Gedvilas - Procedia CIRP, 2020 - Elsevier
Ultra-short pulse lasers have already proven to be an excellent tool for material processing
due to confined laser-matter interaction leading to high quality, precision and thermal …

[HTML][HTML] Efficiency of laser-shaped photovoltaic cells

E Korzeniewska, M Tomczyk, Ł Pietrzak… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The main aim of this paper is to analyze the influence of laser sha** of the photovoltaic
cell based on its efficiency. The authors described both process of the monocrystalline …

Variation of P2 series interconnects electrical conductivity in the CIGS solar cells by picosecond laser-induced modification

P Gečys, E Markauskas, A Žemaitis, G Račiukaitis - Solar Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Cu-chalcopyrite based solar cells, such as Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (generally called CIGS) have
been established as the most efficient thin-film technology in converting sunlight into …

Effect of ultrasonic bonding parameters on the contact resistance and bondability performances of CIGS thin film photovoltaic solar panel

H Basher, MN Zulkifli, A Jalar… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article aims to investigate the optimal ultrasonic bonding parameter namely bonding
pressure, bonding energy, and bonding amplitude that can minimize the contact resistance …