Energize Your Photovoltaics: NREL's Process Development and Integration Laboratory (PDIL)

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/928249· OSTI ID:928249

The Process Development and Integration Laboratory (PDIL) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is a unique collaborative facility where industry and universities can work closely with NREL scientists on integrated equipment to answer pressing questions related to photovoltaics (PV). The integrated equipment includes deposition, processing, and characterization tools. We work with a wide range of PV materials, from crystalline silicon to thin-films (amorphous, nano- and microcrystalline silicon, copper indium gallium diselenide, cadmium telluride) to organic PV. The PDIL integrates all the data to: Automate control via recipes; Share data easily and securely; and Facilitate analysis. The PDIL integrates all the tools to: Eliminate air exposure between steps; Sequence steps in any order ; and Incorporate combinatorial techniques. The PDIL integrates all the materials to: Provide greater device flexibility; Allow diverse experts to work together; and Better support industry and universities.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 928249
• Report Number(s): NREL/BR-520-42839; TRN: US200815%%536
• Resource Relation: Related Information: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (Brochure)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
42 ENGINEERING
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DEPOSITION
FLEXIBILITY
GALLIUM
INDIUM
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
PRESSING
PROCESSING
SILICON
THIN FILMS
PHOTOVOLTAICS
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITY
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION LABORATORY
PDIL
MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION
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Solar Energy - Photovoltaics