Solar cell processing line InCellPlate®

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InCellPlate® is RENA’s new inline equipment for direct plating of a Ni/Cu/Ag stack on silicon. Combined with laser ablation of the silicon nitride layer and subsequent inline anneal, it provides complete, screen-printing free front-side metallization for solar cell manufacturing. Features and Benefits Production tool - up to 5000 wafers/h Solid plated metal conductors Total CoO benefit up to 3.5 $Ct/cell Contact adhesion equal to standard screen-printed cells Module reliability confirmed by Fraunhofer ISE and industry Partners Highly specialised machine development for plating technology based on proven platform Efficiency increase up to 0.3 % by reduced shadowing and contacting of low emitter surface concentrations Enables use of high ohmic homogeneous emitters Homogeneous metal Distribution for lowest series resistance Low water consumption through cascaded rinse Validated on PERC, TopCon & BSF cells Patented single side inline plating technology Dry contacts (no need for contact-demetallization) Reduced chemical drag out and CoO No deterioration of Al rear side throug dry Wafer rear side Technology partners Innolas Solutions: Advanced laser ablating equipment MacDermid Enthone: High performance plating chemistry