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Silicon web process development. [for low cost solar cells
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hill, F. E. Heimlich, M. E. Seidensticker, R. G. McHugh, J. P. Duncan, C. S. Driggers, J. M. Hopkins, R. H. |
| Copyright Year | 1979 |
| Description | Silicon dendritic web, a single crystal ribbon shaped during growth by crystallographic forces and surface tension (rather than dies), is a highly promising base material for efficient low cost solar cells. The form of the product smooth, flexible strips 100 to 200 microns thick, conserves expensive silicon and facilitates automation of crystal growth and the subsequent manufacturing of solar cells. These characteristics, coupled with the highest demonstrated ribbon solar cell efficiency-15.5%-make silicon web a leading candidate to achieve, or better, the 1986 Low Cost Solar Array (LSA) Project cost objective of 50 cents per peak watt of photovoltaic output power. The main objective of the Web Program, technology development to significantly increase web output rate, and to show the feasibility for simultaneous melt replenishment and growth, have largely been accomplished. Recently, web output rates of 23.6 sq cm/min, nearly three times the 8 sq cm/min maximum rate of a year ago, were achieved. Webs 4 cm wide or greater were grown on a number of occassions. |
| File Size | 56502528 |
| Page Count | 234 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19790020551 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t56f0nr26 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1979-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energy Production And Conversion Solar Cells Single Crystals Silicon Production Engineering Cost Reduction Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |