Multi-junction Cell Processes Laboratory

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Multi-junction Cell Processes Laboratory

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#Concentrator Photovoltaics #Multi-junction Photovoltaic Cell #Nanostructures #Renewable Energy

laboratories - Innovative materials for energy

Multi-junction Cell Processes Laboratory

Concentrator Photovoltaics (CPV) is currently the most efficient photovoltaic technology using multi-junction (MJ) cells based on III-V materials and solar tracking/concentration systems. The Multi-junction Cell Processes Laboratory at RSE’s headquarters in Piacenza is dedicated to the development of technological processes for the production of photovoltaic cells for terrestrial CPV.

This laboratory performs chemical-physical characterization and morphological analysis of PV cell materials for CPV, studies innovative oxides using PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) techniques, and develops lightweight and thin MJ cells.

The goal is to integrate these cells into PV applications where size and weight are critical, such as automobiles, drones, wearable devices, and building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems.

The laboratory consists of clean rooms with controlled humidity, temperature and pressure, and includes equipment for:

post-growth processes of concentrator photovoltaic cells.
structural and morphological characterization of photovoltaic cell materials.
development and fabrication of anti-reflective oxides including nanostructured ones.