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February 7, 2008 – Vol. 12 No. 46 SCHOTT Solar / ersol Thin Film Partner to Develop Micromorphous Technology for Thin-Film Solar Cells. The alliance exploits research resources of both companies while accelerating the development of production technology. A micromorphous thin-film module has a double-layer structure consisting of an amorphous and a microcrystalline silicon film. The arrangement results in improved exploitation of sunlight, because the two silicon layers convert the whole light spectrum into power. “We believe that this so-called micromorphous tandem cell can achieve up to 50 percent increase in module efficiency, and therefore also in the module yield in comparison to amorphous technology,” explained Dr. Christian Koitzsch, Managing Director Technology of ersol Thin Film GmbH.
Plants already existing for amorphous production permit conversion to the manufacture of microcrystalline cells. In the event that the project partnership is a success, the preliminary work already performed will enable the development alliance to become one of the first companies to market this new technology in Europe as a product. ersol Thin Film GmbH, a subsidiary of ersol Solar Energy AG (ersol). ersol Solar Energy produces and markets silicon-based photovoltaic products. SCHOTT Solar is one of the largest fully-integrated manufacturers of crystalline silicon wafers, cells and modules in the photovoltaic industry. (2/6/08)
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