PyroFlex™ Services the Solar Market

One laser – many processes. The PyroFlex™ flexible laser platform opens up new avenues for laser processing with its unprecedented control over pulse shape. Moreover, its broad operating range makes it suitable for a wide variety of processes. No longer is it necessary to devote time, effort and expense to identify a suitable laser every time you have a new process to develop – the PyroFlex™ is waiting to be dialled-in to meet all of your process needs. And the PyroFlex™ is not just a pretty lab tool. It is production-ready, designed for deployment directly into your mission-critical 24/7 process.

Here is a sample of the many new processes serving the Solar Cell market which have come through our Applications Laboratories during the last 12 months. Each process has been addressed using the standard 1064nm PyroFlex™-25 flexible laser. In almost every case our results have demonstrated significant – and sometimes groundbreaking – improvements over the existing state-of-the-art. From short ns-range pulses to pulses 100’s of ns long, from single, double, and multiple pulses to custom shaped pulses, the flexible PyroFlex™ can be programmed to optimize your process. We continue to add to our repertoire... Please contact us to see how we can help you!

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Emitter Wrap-Through (EWT) Through-hole drilling in Silicon 4,545 holes/sec @ 13W Shaped pulses 100’s of ns Work done by Fraunhofer Institute CLT, Plymouth MI
CIGS P2/P3 Ablation of CIGS layer No melting on side-walls Shaped ns pulses Patent Pending
CIGS P1 Ablation of Mo on Glass 2-Layer Moly Multiple pulses, 10’s of ns
Laser Fired Contacts (LFC) Aluminium on Silicon Sub-Ohm contact resistance Shaped pulses 100’s of ns.
ZnO on Glass (Solar P1) Ablation of ZnO on Glass No damage to glass Shaped pulses 10’s of ns Patent Pending