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In pursuit of the super PERC cell

PERC cells: Imec reports on recent innovations in some of the key steps for fabricating PERC-type solar cells: a new metallization scheme, a promising ALD-Al2O3-based passivation layer and the integration of very thin cells into a module. In all these improvements, imec goes beyond current Si PV boundaries by using industrial manufacturable processes.

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pv magazine

01 Mar 2013

The photovoltaics market is going through turbulent times. At this moment, the production capacity is more than double the market size (60 to 80 GWp), module prices have declined by a factor of 2 to 3 in three years and predictions for the coming years have never been so uncertain. Nevertheless, as grid parity has …

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