Coatings on textiles for Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 photovoltaic cell formation on textile carriers: Preparation of Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 solar cells on glass‐fiber textiles

Results are presented on the construction of a thin‐layer photovoltaic cell on glass‐fiber fabric. The unevenness of the fabric was first smoothed by the application of a high‐temperature stable resin before photovoltaic layer deposition. We obtained an efficiency of light‐to‐current conversion of more than 8%. This constitutes a remarkably high value for a photovoltaic cell on a flexible substrate. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010