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Major improvement in HIT solar cells production process

By Damir Beciri
2 Comments21 September 2012

fraunhofer-ist-solar-cell-production-1Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films (Fraunhofer IST) in Braunschweig are engineering coating processes and thin film layering systems aimed to drastically lower the production costs of solar cells by reducing the amount of materials used during the production of “HIT” (Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin layer) photovoltaic cells that can… »

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Using microwave heating to produce new promising solar cells

By Damir Beciri
One Comment2 September 2012

osu-microwave-solar-cell-1The same type of microwave oven technology that most people use to heat up leftover food has found a new application in the solar cell production. Engineers at Oregon State University have for the first time developed a way to use heating from microwave oven to provide a new way to make thin-film photovoltaic products… »