IMEC and Kaneka join their research force to achieve greater than 20% efficiency silicon photovoltaic cells by 2015
Early this week, a joint research has been announced between Kaneka Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of thin-film silicon hybrid solar cells, and IMEC, a Belgian center in nanotechnology and nanoelectronics.
The goal of this collaboration: new industrial a-Si:H* hetero-junction solar cells with the world’s highest level conversion efficiency of beyond 20%.
Kaneka invest about 1.5 billion Yen in the project. 10 researchers of both side will be working during 3 years in the solar cells division in IMEC facilities, located in Leuven.
It’s kind of project that could excite more than one in the domain!
* Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon
