METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LASER-PROCESSING A SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOVOLTAIC APPARATUS

摘要

The present disclosure is directed to a method for automated manufacturing thin film solar cells including a laser processed layer. The method includes depositing a plurality of substantially planar layers in proximity with one another, including at least a first semiconductor layer, feeding the plurality of layers through a plurality of processing steps, irradiating at least a portion of a layer of the plurality of layers with a source of laser radiation, and using a control computer to control at least one of the acts of feeding and irradiating in the automated manufacture of the thin film solar cells.