Eliminating high absorber material loss while allowing thin and ultra-thin crystalline silicon
PV has been a “Holy Grail” of the crystalline silicon PV industry for decades. Generally …

ABSTRACT Crystalline Si (c‐Si) technology is dominating the photovoltaics market. These
modules are nonetheless still relatively expensive, in particular because of the costly silicon …

In view of the low cutting efficiency and large kerf loss of traditional free-abrasive wire
sawing, a method of free-abrasive wire sawing in a magnetic field is proposed. Magnetic …

Multi-wire sawing is to date by far the most common method to produce wafers from
crystallized silicon bricks. A lot of research is undertaken to reduce the kerf to minimize the …

This paper proposes a method of free-abrasive wire sawing in the magnetic field. Magnetic
abrasive grains are absorbed on surface of the wire by magnetic force, and therefore more …

A novel kerfless wafer-making process has been developed and introduced over the last
several years. The PolyMax™ process is based on ion beam-induced cleaving of crystalline …

Kerfless wafering is a beneficial technique that enhances the cost effectiveness of crystalline
silicon (c-Si) solar cells, preventing silicon (Si) waste during diamond sawing. This study …

Le silicium mono-like (Quasi-mono) est une nette amélioration de la qualité cristalline du
silicium multicristallin. Un pavage de silicium au fond des fours de cristallisation (technique …

Abstracts Recently, there has been an increasing demand for environmentally friendly
renewable energy as an alternative to fossil fuels. Among the renewable energy sources …