where a polysilicon ingot is cut into individual wafers. NexWafe CEO, Davor Sutija, told PV Tech: “When you don’t saw, you don’t have to do saw damage etch removal in the cell [production ...
wafers, while offering the potential for significant cost savings by reducing material losses, energy consumption by 40%, and eliminating the saw damage etching process step in cell production ...
Due to the SiC boule’s extreme hardness, it is sliced into wafers, usually with diamond-encrusted wire saws. The wafers are then ground flat and polished, and the substrate surface is treated to ...