Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Production of precursors for micro-concentrator solar cells by femtosecond laser-induced forward transfer

  • Published:
Applied Physics A Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Single-pulse femtosecond laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT, 30 fs, 790 nm) is used to deposit micron-sized dots of copper and/or indium onto a molybdenum layer on glass. Such systems can serve as precursors for the bottom–up manufacturing of micro-concentrator solar cells based on copper–indium–gallium–diselenide. The influence of the thickness of the copper, indium, and combined copper–indium donor layers on the quality of the transferred dots was qualified by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, and optical microscopy. The potential for manufacturing of a spatial arrangement adapted to the geometry of micro-lens arrays needed for micro-concentrator solar cells is demonstrated.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. M. Schmid, P. Manley, J. Photon Energy 5, 057003 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. M. Schmid, G. Yin, M. Song, S. Duan, B. Heidmann, D. Sancho-Martinez, S. Kämmer, T. Köhler, P. Manley, M.C. Lux-Steiner, J. Photon Energy 7, 018001 (2017)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. M. Schmid, P. Manley, Proc. SPIE 9178, 91780K (2014)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  4. M. Paire, L. Lombez, N. Péré-Laperne, S. Collin, J.-L. Pelouard, D. Lincot, J.-F. Guillemoles, Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 264102 (2011)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg, Press Release 09/2016. https://www.zsw-bw.de/en/newsroom/news/news-detail/news/detail/News/zsw-sets-new-world-record-for-thin-film-solar-cells.html. Accessed Jun 2017

  6. F. Ringleb, K. Eylers, T. Teubner, T. Boeck, C. Symietz, J. Bonse, S. Andree, J. Krüger, B. Heidmann, M. Schmid, M.C. Lux-Steiner, Appl. Phys. Lett. 108, 111904 (2016)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  7. B. Heidmann, F. Ringleb, K. Eylers, S. Levcenco, J. Bonse, S. Andree, J. Krüger, T. Unold, T. Boeck, M.C. Lux-Steiner, M. Schmid, Materials Today Energy (2017) (submitted)

  8. C.B. Arnold, P. Serra, A. Piqué, MRS Bull. 32, 23 (2007)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. P. Delaporte, A. Ainsebaa, A.-P. Alloncle, M. Benetti, C. Boutopoulos, D. Cannata, F. Di Pietrantonio, V. Dinca, M. Dinescu, J. Dutroncy, R. Eason, M. Feinaugle, J.-M. Fernández-Pradas, A. Grisel, K. Kaur, U. Lehmann, T. Lippert, C. Loussert, M. Makrygianni, I. Manfredonia, T. Mattle, J.-L. Morenza, M. Nagel, F. Nüesch, A. Palla-Papavlu, L. Rapp, N. Rizvi, G. Rodio, S. Sanaur, P. Serra, J. Shaw-Stewart, C.L. Sones, E. Verona, I. Zergioti, Proc. SPIE 8607, 86070Z (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. A. Piqué, R.C.Y. Auyeung, H. Kim, N.A. Charipar, S.A. Mathews, J. Phys. D Appl. Phys. 49, 223001 (2016)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  11. P. Delaporte, A.-P. Alloncle, Opt. Laser Technol. 78, 33 (2016)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  12. I. Zergioti, S. Mailis, N.A. Vainos, P. Papakonstantinou, C. Kalpouzos, C.P. Grigoropoulos, C. Fotakis, Appl. Phys. A 66, 579 (1998)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  13. R. Fardel, M. Nagel, F. Nüesch, T. Lippert, A. Wokaun, Appl. Surf. Sci. 254, 1322 (2007)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  14. A. Palla-Papavlu, M. Dinescu, A. Wokaun, T. Lippert, Appl. Phys. A 117, 371 (2014)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  15. C.B. Arnold, A. Piqué, MRS Bull. 32, 9 (2007)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. L. Rapp, C. Constantinescu, Y. Larmande, A.K. Diallo, C. Videlot-Ackermann, P. Delaporte, A.P. Alloncle, Sens. Actuators A 224, 111 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. P. Serra, J.M. Fernández-Pradaz, M. Colina, M. Duocastella, J. Domínguez, J.L. Morenza, J. Laser Micro Nanoeng. 1, 236 (2006)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. A. Palla-Papavlu, T. Lippert, M. Dinescu, Rom. Rep. Phys. 63, 1285 (2011)

    Google Scholar 

  19. M. Nagel, T. Lippert, Laser-induced forward transfer for the fabrication of devices, in Nanomaterials; processing and characterization with lasers, ed. by H. Zeng, C. Guo, W. Cai, S.C. Singh (Wiley, Weinheim, 2012), pp. 255–316

    Google Scholar 

  20. B. Hopp, T. Smausz, N. Kresz, N. Barna, Z. Bor, L. Kolozsvári, D. Chrisey, A. Szabó, A. Nógrádi, Tissue Eng. 11, 1817 (2004)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. J. Shaw Stewart, T. Lippert, M. Nagel, F. Nüesch, A. Wokaun, AIP Conf. Proc. 1278, 789 (2010)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  22. I. Zergioti, A. Karaiskou, D.G. Papazoglou, C. Fotakis, M. Kapsetaki, D. Kafetzopoulos, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 163902 (2005)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  23. Z. Kántor, Z. Tóth, T. Szörényi, Appl. Surf. Sci. 86, 196 (1995)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. M.V. Shugaev, N.M. Bulgakova, Appl. Phys. A 101, 103 (2010)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  25. J.A. Grant-Jacob, B. Mills, M. Feinaeugle, C.L. Sones, G. Oosterhuis, M.B. Hoppenbrouwers, R.W. Eason, Opt. Mater. Express 3, 747 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. R. Pohl, C.W. Visser, G.-W. Römer, D. Lohse, C. Sun, B. Huis in’t Veld, Phys. Rev. Appl. 3, 024001 (2015)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  27. J. Thomas, R. Bernard, J.T. Thomas, K. Alti, S. Chidangil, S. Kumari, A. Khare, D. Mathur, Laser Part. Beams 32, 55 (2013)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  28. K. Alti, S. Dwivedi, S. Chidangil, D. Mathur, A. Khare, Laser Part. Beams 33, 449 (2015)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  29. L. Yang, C.-Y. Wang, X.-C. Ni, Z.-J. Wang, W. Jia, L. Chai, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 161110 (2006)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  30. Y. Li, W. Ching-Yue, Chin. Phys. B 18, 4292 (2009)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  31. M. Zenou, A. Sa’ar, Z. Kotler, Small 11, 4082 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. M. Zenou, Z. Kotler, Opt. Express 24, 1431 (2016)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  33. C.W. Visser, R. Pohl, C. Sun, G.-W. Römer, B. Huis, B. Huis in’t Veld, D. Lohse, Adv. Mater. 27, 4087 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  34. Application data sheet: mechanical properties of copper and copper alloys at low temperatures, Copper Development Association Inc., New York, NY. https://www.copper.org/resources/properties/144_8/. Accessed June 2017

  35. R.P. Reed, C.N. McCowan, R.P. Walsh, L.A. Delgado, J.D. McColskey, Mat. Sci. Eng. A 102, 227 (1988)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  36. N. Orbey, G.A. Jones, R.W. Birkmire, T.W.F. Russell, J. Phase Equilib. Sect. I Basic Appl. Res. 21, 509 (2000)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  37. J.M. Liu, Opt. Lett. 7, 196 (1986)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  38. S. Martin, PhD Thesis. Freie Universität, Berlin (2004)

  39. P.B. Johnson, R.W. Christy, Phys. Rev. B 6, 4370 (1972)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  40. N. Tsakiris, K.K. Anoop, G. Ausanio, M. Gill-Comeau, R. Bruzzese, S. Amoruso, L.J. Lewis, J. Appl. Phys. 115, 243301 (2014)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  41. C.M. Rouleau, C.Y. Shih, C. Wu, L.V. Zhigilei, A.A. Puretzky, D.B. Geohegan, Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 193106 (2014)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Sigrid Benemann (BAM 6.1) for the SEM/EDX measurements. The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) through BO 1129/6-1, KR 3638/3-1, and SCHM 2554/3-1.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205, Berlin, Germany

    Stefan Andree, Jörn Bonse & Jörg Krüger

  2. Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109, Berlin, Germany

    Berit Heidmann & Martina Schmid

  3. Fakultät für Physik, Universität Duisburg-Essen und CENIDE, Lotharstr. 1, 47057, Duisburg, Germany

    Berit Heidmann & Martina Schmid

  4. Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung, Max-Born-Str. 2, 12489, Berlin, Germany

    Franziska Ringleb, Katharina Eylers & Torsten Boeck

Authors
  1. Stefan Andree
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Berit Heidmann
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Franziska Ringleb
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Katharina Eylers
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Jörn Bonse
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Torsten Boeck
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Martina Schmid
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  8. Jörg Krüger
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Jörg Krüger.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Andree, S., Heidmann, B., Ringleb, F. et al. Production of precursors for micro-concentrator solar cells by femtosecond laser-induced forward transfer. Appl. Phys. A 123, 670 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-017-1282-x

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-017-1282-x

Search

Navigation