Textiles in solar cell applications

Abstract

In previous years, the energy requirement has enhanced dramatically in the world. There are many energy sources have been developed but solar energy is one of the most promising energy techniques. Moreover, the solar energy is a never ending process and has higher potential in the future world. The conventional solar cells array has been commercialized which uses glass fronted panels. However, these kinds of solar cells array are not suitable and require a light weight flexible solar cell generator/substrates. Textiles are the most suitable candidate for their potential applications in solar cells. Textiles based solar cells could be developed for flexible and wearable purposes. In this chapter, we have discussed the properties of textiles, general principle of solar cells and fabrication of textiles based solar cells. This chapter also complied and discussed the recent advancement in the development of solar cells using textiles. © 2020 Scrivener Publishing LLC.