Enhanced Contacts for Inverted Metamorphic Multi-Junction Solar Cells Using Carbon Nanotube Metal Matrix Composites

Abstract

Development of inverted metamorphic multi-junction (IMM) solar cell technology has raised deployment issues regarding structure fracture from stress induced by packaging, vibration during transport, and operation. The proposed program involves development of a technique for fabricating carbon nanotube (CNT) metal matrix composites (MMC) to replace traditional electrodes in IMM solar cells. The fabrication of the MMCs will utilize CNT materials (i.e. SWCNTs, MWCNTs, etc.) from varying synthetic techniques, including novel methods of CNT deposition and metal to achieve stable composites.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 18, 2018
Accession Number
AD1048835

Entities

People

  • Brian J. Landi
  • Nathanael D Cox

Organizations

  • Rochester Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Carbon Nanotube Composites
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Digital Data
  • Digital Information
  • Engineering
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Metadata
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.