Above-CMOS a-Si and CIGS Solar Cells for Powering Autonomous Microsystems

J. Lu, W. Liu, C.H.M. van der Werf, A.Y. Kovalgin, Y. Sun, R.E.I. Schropp, J. Schmitz

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    Abstract

    Two types of solar cells are successfully grown on chips from two CMOS generations. The efficiency of amorphous-silicon (a-Si) solar cells reaches 5.2%, copperindium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) cells 7.1%. CMOS functionality is unaffected. The main integration issues: adhesion, surface topography, metal ion contamination, process temperature, and mechanical stress can be resolved while maintaining standard photovoltaic processing.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM)
    PublisherIEEE Electron Devices Society
    Pages31.3.1.-31.3.4
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Print)978-1-4424-7418-5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 6 Dec 2010
    Event2010 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2010 - San Francisco, United States
    Duration: 6 Dec 20108 Dec 2010

    Publication series

    Name
    PublisherIEEE Electron Devices Society
    ISSN (Print)0163-1918

    Conference

    Conference2010 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2010
    Abbreviated titleIEDM
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CitySan Francisco
    Period6/12/108/12/10

    Keywords

    • METIS-279124
    • EWI-19039
    • IR-75943

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