METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAMATERIAL DEVICES WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC BRISTLES

摘要

Various stamping methods may reduce defects and increase throughput for manufacturing metamaterial devices. Metamaterial devices with an array of photovoltaic bristles, and/or vias, may enable each photovoltaic bristle to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may lead to increased efficiency and more power generation from an array of photovoltaic bristles. Reduced defects in the metamaterial device may decrease manufacturing cost, increase reliability of the metamaterial device, and increase the probability of photon absorption for a metamaterial device. The increase in manufacturing throughput and reduced defects may reduce manufacturing costs to enable the embodiment metamaterial devices to reach grid parity.

主权项

1. A method for manufacturing a metamaterial, comprising:
creating a daughter template on a web from an original master template; and imprinting a pattern from the daughter template on a moldable material positioned on a substrate using a web-to-plate printing process.