Research and Markets: New Materials for Thin-Film Silicon Photovoltaics Report: Opportunities that are Emerging for Materials Suppliers and Device Manufacturers

DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7a7284/materials_for_thin) has
announced the addition of the "Materials for Thin-Film Silicon Photovoltaics"
report to their offering.

Thin-film silicon brings a unique set of advantages as a material for the
photovoltaics market. It is a mature technology based on one of the world's most
studied materials. Unlike any other thin-film solution, manufacturing equipment
can be purchased almost off-the-shelf, so that manufacturers of thin-film
silicon panels can ramp up to production levels much faster than with other
materials. In addition, although the vast majority of thin-film solar cells are
based on amorphous silicon (a-Si,) with limited performance characteristics,
there are interesting new developments in the area of nanocrystalline silicon
and silicon inks that extend both the possibilities for deposition of silicon PV
on flexible substrates and the useful spectrum range of silicon solar panels.

The major goal of this report is to analyze and quantify the opportunities that
are emerging for materials suppliers and device manufacturers as the result of
further development of a-Si PV and new so-called Third-Generation silicon PV.
The report focuses on the core absorber materials, but also covers materials for
electrodes, encapsulation, dielectrics, etc.; all of which are critical to the
performance of thin-film silicon PV.

The report begins with a full review of the state of the art in a-Si and other
silicon-based PV materials and manufacturing. It also includes strategic
profiles of leading suppliers of materials into the thin-film silicon sector.
This report will be invaluable reading for strategic planners and marketing
managers at materials, equipment and device firms, as well as some investor
organizations.

Key Topics Covered:

Executive Summary E.1 Introduction: Innovation in Thin-Film Silicon PV E.2
Opportunities for Materials Firms in Thin-Film Silicon PV E.3 Opportunities for
Manufacturing Firms in Thin-Film Silicon PV E.4 Key Firms to Watch in the
Thin-Film Silicon Materials Business E.5 Summary of Forecasts

Chapter One: Introduction 1.1 Background to This Report 1.2 Objectives and Scope
of this Report 1.3 Methodology of this Report 1.4 Plan of this Report

Chapter Two: Materials and Technology for Thin-Film Silicon PV 2.1 Introduction:
Current Position of Thin-Film Silicon PV Solutions 2.2 Amorphous Silicon PV
Materials Roadmap 2.3 Micro-Crystalline Silicon PV Materials Roadmap 2.4
Nano-Crystalline Silicon PV Materials Roadmap 2.5 Nanostructured Silicon PV
Materials Roadmap 2.6 Other Materials-Related Innovations and Developments 2.7
Conductors for Contacts and Reflectors 2.8 Substrate Materials 2.9 Key Points
from this Chapter

Chapter Three: Company Profiles 3.1 Amorphous Silicon PV Manufacturers 3.2
Vendors of a-Si Manufacturing Equipment and Chemical Suppliers 3.3 Companies
with PV Materials Innovations

Chapter Four: Eight-Year Forecasts of a-Si Materials Markets 4.1 Forecasting
Methodology 4.2 Eight-Year Forecast of Materials Used in Thin-Film Silicon PV

Companies Mentioned:

* Air Liquide
* Amorphous Silicon PV Manufacturers
* Applied Materials
* Auria Solar
* Dow Corning
* DuPont
* EnergoSolar
* Energy Conversion Devices
* EPV SOLAR
* ersol
* Evonik Degussa
* Fuji Electric Systems
* General Electric
* Innovalight
* Inventux
* Kaneka
* Leybold Optics
* Linde Group
* Mitsubishi Electric
* NanoGram
* NanoPV
* NexPower
* Nuon Helianthos
* Oerlikon Solar
* PowerFilm
* Praxair
* REC Group
* RWE Schott Solar
* Sanyo
* Sharp
* Solasta
* Solexant
* Solexel
* Spire Global Solar
* Sunfilm
* SunFlake
* Tokyo Electron
* Ulvac
* United Solar Ovonic
* VHF Technologies
* Voltaix
* XsunX

For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7a7284/materials_for_thin

Source: NanoMarkets

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