High-performance thin-film coating for photovoltaic applications

The thin-film photovoltaics market is large and is expected to grow continuously. Due to its huge potential regarding cost reduction and cell efficiency improvement, sputter-etched ZnO:Al-based TCO can make a sustainable contribution to achieve grid parity. One of the most promising approaches here is the large scale volume manufacturing of sputter-etched TCO glass for thin film silicon solar cells. VON ARDENNE's leading process know-how, applied to the highly productive and reliable PIA vertical bar nova coating system, allows for cost effective production and flexible adaptation of customer specific TCO requirements.