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Precision Surface Metrology Enables Solar Efficiency Gains
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The solar energy industry is experiencing rapid growth due to many factors, including record oil prices and the worldwide desire to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. World energy consumption is expected to double by 2050, and production of solar cells is currently rising at more than 40% annually. As with any industry, the key driver for commercial success is the overall cost to the consumer. For solar cell manufacturers, this key driver is the cost per kilowatt-hour for electricity. This cost will only go down if solar cell material quality and efficiency continue to evolve. Currently, multiple photovoltaic technologies are competing for share in the growing solar market. Traditional solar cells are made of crystalline silicon, and remain the bulk of worldwide production. Amorphous silicon films, which can produce lighter, more configurable, but generally less efficient cells, are gaining share for production of solar cells. Products & Services
Instruments such as quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) monitors, ellipsometers, RHEED systems, imaging stations, CD-SEMs, ion mills, C-V systems specifically designed for wafer metrology or in-situ monitoring of thin film parameters during thin film or semiconductors wafer processing.
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Ion beam guns and electron beam guns produce beams of electrons, ions or other particles for use in chemical and surface analysis, particle physics, resin curing or semiconductor manufacturing.
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