Latest: 17.3% mc-Si cells

Nines PV have now demonstrated a multi-crystalline cell efficiency of 17.3%. The cell process used the 9sADE100 tool in order to apply the ONYX texture.

The cell process used the 9sADE100 tool in order to apply the ONYX texture, replacing the standard wet acidic texturing. This follows a serie of significant improvement since September 2013, when the first cell batch was produced using the 9sADE100 tool  at the Fraunhofer ISE pilot line. Further potential for improvement have already been identified, and more results should follow shortly.