Thin-film silicon solar cell development on imprint-textured glass substrates

► Microcrystalline thin-film silicon solar cells fabricated on textured glass. ► Replication of light trapping textures with a UV-nanoimprint process. ► Excellent replication precision with soft polymer mold. ► Thin TCO front contacts (60 nm) for enhanced incoupling of incident light. ► Impact of high series resistance of front contacts avoided by reduced cell width.