MONTREAL, CANADA: Sixtron Advanced Materials, a provider of safe and efficient silane-free antireflective coatings systems, has secured an evaluation purchase order from a leading Asian solar cell manufacturer for its SunBox gas delivery system.
The Sixtron system is a plug-and-play solution that provides cost savings and cell efficiency improvements while reducing downtime. Sixtron’s application specialists will support the production evaluation of the SunBox system with the new customer to achieve system optimization and ensure seamless integration into existing and new manufacturing lines.
“The Asian PV cell market is a critical global market and Sixtron is investing to support our customers there with new resources on the ground,” said Zbigniew Barwicz, CEO of Sixtron. “This order demonstrates that the leading manufacturers are ready to engage with us to deliver a plug & play replacement solution to the costs and hazards of silane.”
The customer announcement comes after Sixtron was recently awarded the Cell Award for Best Process Technology in Crystalline Silicon Cell Manufacturing at Intersolar in Munich. Sixtron’s SunBox was recognized for its cost-savings potential by solar industry leaders.
Solar cell manufacturers have traditionally depended upon silane gas to deposit critical anti-reflective and passivation coatings on crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells. Silane gas is pyrophoric, meaning it ignites on contact with air, and imposes substantial operational risks and costs on manufacturers.
“After receiving validation of our benchmark solar cell results with our research partners, such as the Georgia Institute of Technology, Sixtron is now taking the next step and deploying our tools to the top global PV cell manufacturers,” continued Barwicz.
“Sixtron’s novel SiCN films produced by our SunBox gas generation system deliver innovation and ultimately increased profit margins to our customers while maintaining complete compatibility with typical PECVD manufacturing processes.”
Sixtron works directly with c-Si cell manufacturers to remove the burdens of silane through its SunBox gas generation system. The SunBox system gasifies a harmless solid polymer precursor to produce gas with equivalent, and even improved, results as compared to a silane system. In March, Sixtron announced leading plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) equipment providers are working to integrate the SunBox into their turnkey offerings to cell manufacturers.
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