PV PROCESSEQUIPMENT
Veeco Instruments www.veeco.com
FastLine Platform
Veeco Instruments Inc. recently introduced the FastLine platform of Glass Coating Systems, leveraging Veeco’s proven PV-Series Thermal Deposition Sources. Veeco’s new FastLine platform is designed for high throughput, low cost of ownership production of CIGS (copper, indium, gallium and selenium) solar cells.
Veeco is now the only equipment company offering integrated production-scale solutions for CIGS manufacturing on glass using thermal co-evaporation sources for the CIGS/absorber layer. Customers can now choose Veeco to provide comprehensive, fully integrated equipment to manufacture CIGS solar cells, whether they choose to use Veeco’s FastLine systems for glass or Veeco’s FastFlex systems for flexible substrates.
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Thermal co-evaporation on the FastLine system is enhanced through a top down architecture. Three linear co-evaporation sources are used in single process zone allowing flexible evaporation parameter control and process repeatability. Use of back support for the glass assures no sag or creep in the glass throughout the processing environment. The modular architecture of the system allows customers to scale their output according to their needs. Veeco’s FastLine systems can handle up to thirty 1.1m x 1.4m glass panels/hour.
Thermal co-evaporation, as compared to other deposition methods, produces the highest efficiency thin film solar cells and has the lowest materials costs with high material utilization, driving down the manufacturing cost per watt.
The average selling price of the CIGS system is <$.40/watt and the average selling price of the Mo and TCO systems are <$.30/watt.
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