TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The cadmium telluride layer may comprise gallium, aluminum, boron, and/or sulfur. The inorganic filler comprises silica nanoparticles having physical dimension(s) of less than 200 nm. The silicone layer comprises fiber reinforcement and greater than or equal to0.003 wt.% nanofiller.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - METALLURGY - Preferred Components: The substrate includes a metal foil layer of stainless steel, titanium, Covar(RTM: ), Invar(RTM: ), tantalum, brass, and/or niobium.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Compositions: The silicone composition is a hydrosilylation-curable silicone composition comprising silicone resin (A1) having silicone-bonded alkenyl groups or silicon-bonded hydrogen, organosilicon compound having an average of at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms or silicon-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule, and hydrosilylation catalyst; a condensation-curable silicone composition comprising silicone resin (A2) having at least two silicon-bonded hydroxy groups or hydrolysable groups, optionally cross-linking agent having silicon-bonded hydrolysable groups, optionally condensation catalyst, and inorganic particulate filler; or a free radical-curable silicone composition. Preferred Components: The silicone resin (A1) is silicone resin of formula (R1R22SiO1/2)w(R2SiO2/2)x(R2SiO3/2)y(SiO4/2)z (I), or rubber-modified silicone resin comprising the reaction product of silicone resin (I) and silicone rubber(s) of formula R5R12SiO(R1R5SiO)cSiR12R5 or R1R22SiO(R22SiO)dSiR22R1 in the presence of hydrosilylation catalyst, optionally in the presence of an organic solvent. The silicone resin (A2) is silicone resin of formula (R1R62SiO1/2)w1(R62SiO2/2)x1(R6SiO3/2)y1(SiO4/2)z1 (II), or rubber-modified silicone resin prepared by reacting organosilicon compound, e.g. silicone resin of formula (II), hydrolysable precursor of silicone resin (II), or silicone rubber of formula R83SiO(R1R8SiO)mSiR83, optionally crosslinking agent and condensation catalyst in the presence of water, condensation catalyst and organic solvent. The free radical-curable silicone composition comprises silicone resin of formula (R1R92SiO1/2)w2(R92SiO2/2)x2(R9SiO3/2)y2(SiO4/2)z2 (III). The silicone composition comprises cyclic dihydrogenpolysiloxane which is liquid at room temperature and has H2SiO2/2 units and a weight-average molecular weight of 1500-1x106, or hydrogenpolysiloxane having siloxane unit formula of (H2SiO2/2)x3(HSiO3/2)y3(SiO4/2)z3.R1=1-10C hydrocarbyl or 1-10C halo-substituted hydrocarbyl, both free of aliphatic unsaturation;R2=R1, alkenyl, or H;w, x=0-0.9;y=0-0.99;z=0-0.85;w+x+y+z=1;y+z/(w+x+y+z)=0.1-0.99;w+x/(w+x+y+z)=0.01-0.9;c, d=4-1000;R6=R1, -H, -OH, or hydrolysable group;w1=0-0.8;x1=0-0.95;y1=0-1;z1=0-0.99;w1+x1+y1+z1=1;R8=R1 or hydrolysable group;m=2-1000;R9=R1, alkenyl, or alkynyl;w2=0-0.99;x2-y2=0-0.99;z2=0-0.85;w2+x2+y2+z2=1;x3=0.12-1;y3=0-0.88;z3=0-0.30; andx3+y3+z3=1.The silicone resin (A1) has an average of at least two silicone-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule. When the silicone resin (A1) has silicon-bonded alkenyl groups, the silicone rubber has silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms. When the silicone resin (A1) has silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms, the silicone rubber has silicon-bonded alkenyl groups. The silicone resin (A2) has an average of at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms, hydroxy groups, or hydrolysable groups per molecule. The sum of R1SiO3/2 units and SiO4/2 units is greater than zero. y3 and z3 are not simultaneously 0.