Equipment and methods
Technological equipment
- wet chemical processes in cleanroom (SDE, alkaline and acidic texturing, substrates cleaning)
- cleanroom for high temperature processes (Class 100)
- oxidation process (dry and wet)
- diffusion processes (POCl3 , BBr3)
- CVD processes (LPCVD, PECVD)
- RTP processes
- thick-film technologies (screen-printing, IR belt firing)
- photolithography
- sputtering (Al, Ti, Cu)
- electroplating (acidic Cu/Sn, alkaline Cu/Ag)
- laser processes (cutting, edge isolation, drilling)
- substrate cutting (diamond wheel saw)
- lab for solar module production (tabbing, stringing, lamination)
Characterization methods
- MW PCD, QSSPC (minority carrier lifetime measurement)
- EQE and R/T measurement
- LBIC scanner
- EL/FL - (electro- and photo-luminescence)
- ellipsometry
- spectroscopic analysis
- thermography
- sheet resistance measurement - contactless and four point probe scanner
- dynamic testing of solar cell structures
- Reimer technique for resistance measurement
- surface energy evaluation system (SeeSystem)
- digital optical microscopy (Deep-focus setup)
- light degradation setup for solar cells (LID)
- solar simulator
- outdoor stage for long time monitoring of cells and modules in real operational conditions