Solar-Tectic LLC is pleased to report the publication today on-line of a Letter reporting “Crystalline Al203 on buffered soda-lime glass by e-beam” in the peer reviewed journal Materials Letters. The article can be found at the following link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167577X14015572
Continue reading →Recent developments in the sapphire glass industry reported in the general press mean the possibility of combining Solar-Tectic LLC semiconductor sapphire technology with the new sapphire glass technologies. This past year Solar-Tectic LLC succeeded in depositing single crystal silicon on sapphire substrates below the softening point of soda-lime glass (600C). The results were confirmed by […]
Continue reading →The Fraunhofer Institute ISE “CalLab” (Freiburg, Germany) has issued certificates confirming the results of the single crystal silicon on sapphire solar cells fabricated by Solar-Tectic LLC earlier this year (in collaboration with NREL and BWS) and adding a few additional measurements of the cells. The certificates with information can be found on the Solar-Tectic LLC […]
Continue reading →Solar-Tectic LLC (New York), in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Blue Wave Semiconductors (BWS), Inc. reports the successful demonstration of the first ever metal-induced single crystal epitaxial thin film solar cell. The prototype solar cell is based on technology disclosed by the late Dr. Praveen Chaudhari, materials scientist and winner of the United States National Medal […]
Continue reading →Solar-Tectic LLC (New York) and collaborator Blue Waves Semiconductors, Inc. (Maryland) report the successful demonstration of a crucial step towards breakthrough technology owned by Solar-Tectic LLC. The technology, disclosed by the late Dr. Praveen Chaudhari, materials scientist and winner of the United States National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1995), is a unique method of growing single crystal […]
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