《LASER STRUCTURING FOR MONOLITHIC SERIES CONNECTION OF ORGANIC THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS》.pdfVIP

25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition / 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 6-10 September 2010, Valencia, Spain LASER STRUCTURING FOR MONOLITHIC SERIES CONNECTION OF ORGANIC THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS A. Schoonderbeek1 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 , M. Bärenklau , R. Rösch , D. Teckhaus , B. Muhsin , O. Haupt , H. Hoppe , U. Stute 1 Photovoltaics Group, Department: Technologies for Non-Metals, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, D-30419 Hannover, Germany, a.schoonderbeek@lzh.de 2 Experimental Physics I, Institute of Physics, Ilmenau University of Technology, Weimarer Str. 32 D-98693 Ilmenau, Germany, harald.hoppe@tu-ilmenau.de 3 SK Kassetten GmbH Co. KG, Schöntaler Weg 22-28, D-58809 Neuenrade, Germany ABSTRACT: This paper describes the monolithic series connection of organic thin-film solar modules by means of laser structuring. Experiments are performed with a broad range of laser sources and parameters. The most important laser parameters in thin film processing are the radiation wavelength, pulse duration, pulse energy and spot-to-spot overlap. Processing with several wavelengths (e.g. 355 nm, 532 nm, and 1064 nm) and pulse durations in the femto-, pico- and nanosecond ranges are evaluated. The results obtained with the best suitable laser sources are further optimized and presented in this paper. The focus of the experiments is to obtain an optimal edge quality without damaging the substrate or the layer below the structured