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Preliminary Evaluation of Conductive Adhesive Tapes as Potential Interleafing Connects for Flexible Thin-Film PV Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Fu-Jann Pern ,
Ryan A. Jones ,
Lynn M. Gedvilas  and
Tim A. Gessert
Fu-Jann Pern
Affiliation:
John_Pern@NREL.GOV, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Center for Photovoltaics, Golden, Colorado, United States
Ryan A. Jones
Affiliation:
ryandrewjones@gmail.com, Emory University, Department of Environmental Studies, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Lynn M. Gedvilas
Affiliation:
Lynn.Gedvilas@nrel.gov, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Center for Photovoltaics, Golden, Colorado, United States
Tim A. Gessert
Affiliation:
Tim.Gessert@nrel.gov, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Center for Photovoltaics, Golden, Colorado, United States
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Abstract

Two types of commercial electrically conductive adhesive (CA) tapes, one isotropic and the other anisotropic, were investigated for their potential application as interleafing connects for flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules. The performance stability of their vacuum-laminated sample constructs between two 50-μm stainless steel (SS) foils and between the SS foil and bilayer ZnO/Mo-coated SS foil was evaluated upon damp-heat and dry-heat exposure. Preliminary results indicated that the isotropic CA tape was more stable than the anisotropic tape.

Keywords

adhesiveelectrical propertiesthin film

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1165: Symposium M – Thin-Film Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaics–2009 , 2009 , 1165-M09-04
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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