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Rotatable sputter targets for photovoltaics (PV)

Advantages

  • New in the PV industry: lower Cost of Ownership thanks to the advantages of rotatable technology (more material inventory, higher utilization grade, better cooling & higher stability)
  • High volume of locally produced targets of all sizes, all shapes and with all existing fixations
  • Wide range of materials available (AZO, Cr, ITO, Mo, NiCr, High purity Si, SiAl, Sn, Ti, Tiox, TiOx/Nb, Zn (Al), custom made alloys, etc.)
  • Different production methods: thermal spraying and extrusion

Product description

Ratable sputter targets for large glass coatings and photovoltaics
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Bekaert Advanced Coatings is a total solution provider for all PVD applications, commonly used in the different production methods for solar cells in the PV industry.

Depending on your needs, customized solutions can be offered to reach grid parity, the required layer properties, whilst at the same time maximizing the sputter efficiency in terms of sputter target utilization and sputter yield.

Technological features

  • Surface
  • Hydrophilic
  • Hydrophobic
  • Biological
  • Biodegradable
  • Anti-fouling
  • Electric and magnetic
  • Electrically conductive
  • Electrically isolating
  • Optical
  • Reflective coating
  • Photoluminescent coating
  • Electroluminescent coating
  • Photochromic coating

Applications

  • micromorph Si solar cell
  • amorphous Si solar cell
  • mono-crystalline Si wafers
  • multi-crystalline Si wafers
  • poly-crystalline Si wafers

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Situation

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Solution

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Result

Increased power grid capacity within the existing high voltage power lines network.

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