New Veeco surface profiler aids solar cell manufacturer

May 18, 2007 — Veeco Instruments Inc., supplier of instrumentation for nanoscience, has sold its new Dektak 150 Surface Profiler to PrimeStar Solar, an emerging manufacturer of cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) modules for the solar energy market.

Dr. Fred Seymour, PrimeStar’s PV Technology Director, said tool will be important as the company ramps up to produce very low cost solar PV modules. “We will rely heavily on the Dektak to calibrate our coatings,” he said. Veeco says the Dektak can monitor surface roughness, key for optimal absorption of photons, and thus efficiency.

The Dektak 150 promises high resolution for measuring thin films to 10 nanometers and below.

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