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its SMX XRF tool portfolio for film composition and thickness measurement of CIGS photovoltaic depositions with the addition of the System SMX- LINEAR ISI.
Solar Metrology’s System SMX-Linear ISI is in-situ x-ray fluorescence (XRF) metrology tool platform that provides Cross Web or cross panel gradient measurement of CIGS composition and thickness measurements for thin film solar PV metal film stacks on flexible roll to roll substrates such as stainless steel, aluminum and polyimide or rigid substrates such as float glass.
and manufacture of high-performance X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis tools, specifically engineered to meet the demanding thin film measurement requirements of the solar electric and renewable power industries.
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REL Photovoltaic Incubator Program Seeking Proposals
Funding is intended to aid scaling-up PV technology and reduce the cost of PV-generated electricity whilst expanding installed PV capacity by 2015.
The U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking project proposals as part of recently announced DOE funding to accelerate commercialization of solar energy technologies.
Typical measurement applications include Mo thickness and all CIGS combinations (including all CIGS alloys and/or film combinations and final CIGS formulations).
SMX LINEAR ISI is fast, flexible and easily integrated into any vacuum deposition tool or vacuum process station or point of a vacuum process line.
SMX LINEAR ISI utilizes X-ray fluorescence, an enabling technology for CIGS manufacture, that delivers yield management and yield improvement by allowing in-situ process control. The SMX LINEAR ISI tool Platform does not affect the deposition process since all SMX LINEAR ISI tool components reside outside of vacuum for optimum performance and serviceability.
Solar Metrology’s SMX Measurement tool platform provides a production-ready suite of film thickness and composition measurement tools for research and process development, in-process monitoring and post-process quality control. Solar Metrology is the global leader in the development
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The Photovoltaic (PV) Technology Incubator project fosters collaboration between U.S. small businesses and NREL and other DOE laboratories and facilities. Funding is intended to focus attention on high-impact areas that are critical to scaling-up PV technology and meet aggressive DOE goals to reduce the cost of PV-generated electricity and expand installed PV capacity by 2015.
By capitalizing on the expert knowledge and technical resources of NREL and other DOE national labs, companies have the opportunity to expand their capabilities, enhance their innovative efforts and benefit from reduced R&D hurdles and project implementation risk. Technical Support and Services are available through NREL and other DOE laboratories/facilities for overcoming R&D hurdles and challenges with these high-impact technologies.
“The PV Technology Incubator helps companies quickly overcome R&D hurdles that are inhibiting the commercialization of their promising technologies,” said NREL Senior Program Manager Martha Symko-Davies. “The successful companies are expected to have a significant impact on the rapidly growing U.S. photovoltaic industry.”
NREL will accept responses to this Solicitation in two categories: Tier 1 and Tier 2.
In previous rounds of the PV Incubator program,
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