Current collector systems for use in flexible photo electrical and display devices and methods of fabrication

A sub-assembly for use in fabricating a photoelectrical device, the sub-assembly comprising:

• a flexible, substantially transparent substrate;
• a conductor assembly, and the conductor assembly including a number of electrically conductive filaments;
• a number of substantially transparent filaments;
• and
• the conductive and transparent filaments being joined together to form a flexible web;
• wherein the web is anisotropic;
• and
• a layer of transparent electrically conductive material is associated with the substrate and the conductor assembly.

A method of fabricating a sub-assembly for use in fabricating a photoelectrical device, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a conductor assembly, with the conductor assembly including:
• a number of electrically conductive filaments;
• a number of substantially transparent filaments;
• the conductive and transparent filaments are joined together to form a flexible web;
• and wherein the web is anisotropic;
• providing a flexible and substantially transparent substrate;
• and
• associating the conductor assembly with the substrate.

A flexible photoelectrical device fabricated from a sub-assembly, the sub-assembly comprising:

• a flexible, substantially transparent substrate;
• a conductor assembly, and the conductor assembly including a number of electrically conductive filaments;
• a number of substantially transparent filaments;
• and
• the conductive and transparent filaments being joined together to form a flexible web;
• wherein the web is anisotropic;
• and
• a layer of transparent electrically conductive material is associated with the substrate and the conductor assembly.