Featured in Racing towards high performance – 06-2019

Atmospheric deposition for compact passivation

High efficiency cell concepts like TOPCon are causing a rethink when it comes to production lines. Christian Buchner, the VP of Schmid’s Solar Business Unit, believes atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition is worth a second look.

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Jonathan Gifford

04 Jun 2019

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Why is that you think Schmid’s APCVD solution for high performance mono cell treatment is a good solution for manufacturers? The APCVD is a versatile tool that can deposit various layers which are required for high efficiency cell production. It was first employed for boron and phosphorous doping. The majority of n-type cells that are …

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