The kerf-free silicon casting utilizing direct contact on a foreign substrate possess is an
ultimate wafer technology for solar cells. The use of substrate as a casting surface provides …

During the last three years, the world experienced a silicon-wafer shortage due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and competition for technology between different countries. Direct …

An optical inspection system has been developed to study laser speckle technology which
analyzes the solar wafer roughness. It can, accurately measure the surface roughness …

This study proposed an automatic optical inspection (AOI) technique to improve the
inspection of chemical stains on solar wafers. Poly-silicon solar cell wafers were inspected …

Purpose: The aim of the paper was to apply Sherescan instrument, which is a valuable tool
used for fault detection, error diagnosis and process optimization by cell manufacturers …

Concerning horizontally direct growth technology, graphite material with excellent thermal
and chemical resistance is frequently used as both the crucible and the substrate in …

The objectives of this paper are to determine how much system efficiency is increased for
both different cases. In first case, the surface of solar panel has been cleaned by water by a …

Microstructures of electron beam remelted polycrystalline silicon films (20μm thickness)
deposited on a borosilicate glass solar cell absorber with a tungsten inter layer were …

Cast-grown polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) was treated by using high-pressure water-vapor
annealing (HWA) at various temperatures and pressures. The effective carrier lifetime (τ eff) …

A line shaped electron beam recrystallised polycrystalline silicon film on the low cost
substrate was investigated for the use of the solar cell absorber. The applied EB energy …