Thin Film Photovoltaic

Thin Film Photovoltaic Backsheets

Thin Film PVOur long history of manufacturing high performance films continues with our thin film photovoltaic technology. Dunmore offers thin film PV backsheets for:

  • Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS)
  • Amorphous silicon (a-Si)
  • Cadmium telluride (CdTe)
  • Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC)

New Generation of Thin Film Photovoltaics

The second generation thin film photovoltaic modules reduce production costs using more efficient deposition technologies. Additionally, second generation thin film photovoltaics incorporate backsheet material, typically a film product to replace the traditional glass module backing. These thin film photovoltaic backsheets can be engineered with properties to increase cell efficiencies, like reflectance and dielectric strength, as well as act as a barrier to ensure a long life of the module.

Regardless of the thin film pv technology, all of our DUN-SOLAR™ thin film photovoltaic backsheets are designed with the following benefits:

  • Aid in the production of lowest cost-per-watt modules
  • Conform to non flat surfaces promoting module flexibility
  • Create a high vapor barrier to protect the thin film PV chemistry

Thin Film PV Technologies

Many different technologies fall under the thin film photovoltaic category; Dunmore has a backsheet solution for nearly all of them. It's not necessarily efficiency that drives the market either; the main focus is cost per watt. Currently, the most common crystalline silicon modules offer the highest efficiencies but the production costs offset the cost per watt. That's where thin film photovoltaic modules come in, where they fall short is efficiency but they more then make up the ground in production costs. As these technologies mature, thin film PV efficiencies will continue to increase and possible surpass the industry leading c-Si solar cell.

Thin Film Photovoltaic Backsheet Development

Dunmore is on the forefront of the photovoltaic market offering PV laminates for all traditional PV modules, newer thin film photovoltaic technologies and concentrated solar power (CSP) systems. Moreover, Dunmore's development team is providing custom PV solutions for solar companies every day. If you're looking for a thin film PV material development partner, look no further than Dunmore. We provide photovoltaic backsheet material solutions for nearly every solar technology available and even some that aren't.

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