Apollo Solar unlocks the mystery of CdTe and files US patent
Apollo Solar Energy, a provider of ultra- high purity metals and commercial-purity metals and manufacturer of CIGS and CdTe solar compounds, has announced that Ken Chin, director of the Apollo-NJIT Solar Energy Research Centre, has filed a US patent application entitled "CdTe Solar Panel Processing Technology based on Cd Vacancy Theory" (application number 61/357,058). "Despite its commercial success, CdTe photovoltaic is still often called a 'mystery'. While many critical processing steps in current CdTe solar panel manufacturing were developed empirically through the years, their mechanisms remain controversial and not well-known. Our new invention, however, is based on fundamental understanding of the CdTe solar cell's materials, structure, and device physics," Jingong Pan, CEO of Apollo, stated. "We believe that our new invention may lead to a significant improvement in energy conversion efficiency and reduction of production cost of CdTe thin film panels. As a result, we believe that our invention may significantly promote the development of the CdTe thin film PV industry, and increase market share for our products worldwide."
