Featured in Burning ambition – 09-2012

Having the edge

Laser technology: Lasers are becoming an essential component in crystalline solar (c-Si) cell production, driven by demand for equipment upgrades for the manufacture of high efficiency cells, but there is more the technology has to offer.

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pv magazine

05 Sep 2012

In conventional crystalline silicon (c-Si) production, lasers have traditionally been limited to a single process step: edge isolation. In thin film PV, on the other hand, lasers play a central role. Used widely in the production of amorphous silicon (a-Si) and cadmium telluride (CdTe) cells, laser scribing is increasingly being used in the production of …

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