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transfer. Additionally, a procedure for processing these microabsorbers to functioning micro solar cells connected in parallel is demonstrated. The resulting cells show up to 2.9% efficiency and a significant efficiency enhancement under concentrated illumination.
Keywords: chalcopyrite; femtosecondlaser
patterning; laser-induced forward transfer; micro-concentrator solar cell; photovoltaics; Review
Introduction
In the field of renewable energies, the largest growth by far on a global scale in 2015/2016 took place in photovoltaics. However, the share of renewables in total energy consumption has recently