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39
th IEEE PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE
TECHNICAL AREA OVERVIEWS
CRYSTALLINE SILICON PHOTOVOLTAICS
Chair
Nathan Stoddard, SolarWorld, USA
Co-Chairs
Gianluca Coletti, ECN
Zhigang-Rick Li, DuPont
Sub-Areas & Chairs
4.1:
Feedstock, Doping and
Impurities - Roland Einhaus,
Apollon Solar, France
4.2:
Crystallization and Wafering - Noritake Usami,
Tohoku University
4.3:
Passivation and Advanced Devices - Giso Hahn,
University of Konstanz, Germany
4.4:
Industrial Cell Processing - Ajay Upadhyaya,
Georgia Tech
4.5:
Fundamentals - Mariana Bertoni, Arizona State
University
The downward trend in module prices worldwide continues
to drive the need for improved technology in crystalline
silicon to maintain competitiveness and meet the demands
of a widening market. Refinements in fundamental
understanding on topics such as crystallization
techniques, defect control and surface passivation drive
further improvement in performance. Advances in cell
performance demand a difficult balance of performance
and manufacturability. We invite papers reporting on all
aspects of crystalline silicon technology, encompassing
the value chain from feedstock through crystallization,
wafer cutting, wafer handling and cell design, as well
as the fundamental aspects of defect characterization,
gettering, modeling and optics
AREA 4 OVERVIEW
