{"id":9849,"date":"2019-09-04T08:57:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T08:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v4.pv-tech.org\/technical-papers\/heterojunction-technology-the-path-to-high-efficiency-in-mass-production\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T16:39:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T16:39:39","slug":"heterojunction-technology-the-path-to-high-efficiency-in-mass-production","status":"publish","type":"technical-papers","link":"https:\/\/www.pv-tech.org\/technical-papers\/heterojunction-technology-the-path-to-high-efficiency-in-mass-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Heterojunction technology: The path to high efficiency in mass production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Igor Shakhray, Hevel Group; Alexey Abramov, Hevel Group; Sergey Abolmasov, Hevel Group; Ekaterina Terukova, Hevel Group; Dmitriy Andronikov, Hevel Group<\/p>\n<p>Heterojunction technology is currently a hot topic actively discussed in the silicon PV community. Hevel recently became one of the first companies to adopt its old micromorph module line for manufacturing high&#45;efficiency silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells and modules. On the basis of Hevel\u2019s own experience, this paper looks at all the production steps involved, from wafer texturing through to final module assembly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heterojunction technology is currently a hot topic actively discussed in the silicon PV community. Hevel recently became one of the first companies to adopt its old micromorph module line for manufacturing high&#45;efficiency silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells and modules. 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