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Researchers Create Solar Cells in Half the Time of Conventional Processes Without Losing Efficiency

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Researchers have successfully cut in half the time it takes to make a silicon solar cell without diminishing its performance, an achievement that should reduce the cost of solar energy. Using rapid thermal processing (RTP), researchers have produced a solar cell with the same efficiency rating -- 18 percent -- as one made by conventional furnace processing. They created the cells in 8 1/2 hours, compared with the 17 hours needed for a furnace-processed cell.

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