NANOINK. PRINTED SOLAR MODULES USING CIGS TECHNOLOGY

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DESCRIPTION

CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Selenide) is an innovative solar panel technology with a thickness of less than 5 microns. Due to this, they are lightweight, flexible, and semi-transparent, while their efficiency is comparable to silicon-based counterparts. A key feature of CIGS panels is their ability to operate efficiently under diffused light, and they can be manufactured in various shapes, broadening their potential applications, including integration into architectural structures and low-power electronics. While CIGS solar cells are already available on the market, their cost remains high due to the manufacturing process, particularly because of the use of magnetron sputtering. 
CIGS solar panels have several distinguishing features:
  • Simplified manufacturing and reduced cost of CIGS solar panels.
  • Printing technologies allow the use of standard roll-to-roll equipment, commonly used in various industries.
  • Scalable ink synthesis technology for printing CIGS modules and proven ink application technology.
  • Use of inexpensive and accessible materials for creating efficient solar cells.

CHARACTERISTICS

  • The technology for creating solar panels replaces the expensive magnetron sputtering method for the photoactive layer with printing technologies, reducing the cost of solar cell production by 50%
  • Printing technologies enable the creation of panels of virtually any size and are better suited for manufacturing solar cells with complex shapes
  • The modules are made using a hot injection method to synthesize CuInGaS nanocrystals

ADVANTAGES OF THE DEVELOPMENT

  • Elimination of expensive vacuum sputtering
  • Proven efficiency and stability
  • Print any shape
  • Suitable for mass production setups

APPLICATION AREAS

  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Wearable electronics
  • Asset tracking and monitoring
  • Integrated solar cells