NDLI: Highly improved transparent conductors by combination of TCOs and metallic grids

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Author	van Deelen, J. Rendering, H. het Mannetje, H. Veld, B.H.I. Theelen, M. Vroon, Z. Poodt, P. Hovestad, A.
Copyright Year	2010
Description	Author affiliation: TNO Science and Industry, PO Box 6235, 5600 HE Eindhoven, The Netherlands, (van Deelen, J.; Rendering, H.; het Mannetje, H.; Veld, B.H.I.; Theelen, M.; Vroon, Z.; Poodt, P.; Hovestad, A.)
Abstract	Transparent conductive oxides (TCOs) are widely used in optoelectronic applications and are a vital part in thin film solar cells. However, these materials have some drawback, such as brittleness and a maximum transmittance for a certain sheet resistance. Alternative materials, such as metal foils, nanowires and organic conductors are discussed and ranked for their suitability in solar cells. At this moment, organic conductors have a performance inferior to inorganic conductors. Recent results obtained at TNO demonstrate that the combination of TCOs and metal grids are the most viable option for improvement of TCO performance beyond the limits of a single material. For this demonstration commercial ITO on PET was used, on which metal grid was applied by easily upscalable wet chemical deposition techniques. The sheet resistivity was increased by a factor of over 400, with less than 5% loss additional in transmittance. A sheet resistance of 0.1 Ω/sq was obtained with a transparency above 83%.
Starting Page	000992
Ending Page	000994
File Size	617492
Page Count	3
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424458905
ISSN	01608371
e-ISBN	9781424458929
DOI	10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614581
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2010-06-20
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Materials Indium tin oxide Metals Resistance Conductivity Photovoltaic cells Conductors
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Control and Systems Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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