Open AccessSilicon-Film{trademark} Solar Cells by a Flexible Manufacturing System
Author(s) -
J. Čulík,
James A. Rand,
Bai Yang,
J.R. Bower,
John R. Cummings,
I. Goncharovsky,
Ralf Jonczyk,
Paul E. Sims,
R.B. Hall,
A. M. Barnett
Publication year - 1999
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/12181
Subject(s) - trademark , silicon , crystalline silicon , photovoltaic system , solar cell , materials science , fabrication , process (computing) , silicon solar cell , manufacturing process , process engineering , engineering physics , engineering , computer science , metallurgy , optoelectronics , composite material , electrical engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , operating system
AstroPower is developing a manufacturing process for Silicon-Film{trademark} solar cell production under the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Technology (PVMaT) cost-share program. This document reports on results from the first phase of a three-phase effort. Progress is reported on developing new procedures and equipment for in-line wet-chemical processes, metallization processes, sheet fabrication, solar cell processing, module assembly, solar cell testing, metallurgical-grade silicon purification, and recycling of Silicon-Film{trademark} sheet materials. Future concepts and goals for the Silicon-Film{trademark} process are also discussed