Akrion’s system will provide pre-deposition surface conditioning for heterojunction solar cells as part of the research program on Liten’s silicon solar cells technology platform localized in the French Institute for Solar Energy (INES) in Le Bourget du Lac, France.
By using the INES platforms, CEA-Liten is conducting research on improving the performance of silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells by the optimization of manufacturing processes and the introduction of new cell design based on micro and nanotechnologies.
The joint development agreement is reportedly focused on developing a specific heterojunction process to manufacture silicon solar cells at high efficiency, up to 20%, using a high productivity process.
