Title :
A high-yield, low-cost solar cell process utilizing string ribbon silicon dual ribbon growth
Author :
Wallace, R.L. ; Harvey, D. ; Anselmo, A. ; Hanoka, J.I.
Author_Institution :
Evergreen Solar, Marlboro, MA, USA
Abstract :
This paper reports a major advance in string ribbon technology that allows for doubling the output of a string ribbon crystal growth and halving many associated costs. In conjunction with this, a number of advances in the growth technology have resulted in significant gains in production metrics and the lowest cost ribbon Evergreen Solar has ever produced.
Keywords :
crystal growth from melt; elemental semiconductors; semiconductor growth; silicon; solar cells; Gemini; Si; crystal growth; dual ribbon growth method; solar cell process; string ribbon silicon; Commercialization; Costs; Etching; Photovoltaic cells; Production; Shape control; Silicon; Strips; Temperature control; Thickness control;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2005. Conference Record of the Thirty-first IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8707-4
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2005.1488338
