This report provides detailed market information on PV cell fabrication materials for c-Si, ms-Si, and thin film solar cell technologies. Market statistics on each material, in addition to the overal PV market growth and trends are provided. Information on the supply chain for each material segment is also included.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction to Solar Cell Materials
1.1 Stimulus to the Solar Industry
1.2 Growth of Solar Cell Production
1.3 Growth Drivers

2 Solar Cell Technology
2.1 Silicon-Based Solar Cells
2.1.1 Single Crystal Silicon Material
2.1.2 Multicrystalline Silicon Material
2.2 Silicon Wafer Based Solar Cells
2.2.1 Si Wafer PV Cell Manufacturing
2.3 PV Module Assembly
2.4 Silicon Ribbon
2.5 Thin-Film Technologies
2.6 III-V (CdTe, CIGS and CIS) Cell Technologies
2.6.1 CdTe
2.6.2 CIS/CIGS
2.7 Solar tracking
2.8 A Mention About Solar Thermal Energy
2.9 Newer developments of solar cells
2.10 Dye-based Solar Cells
2.11 Energy Conversion Efficiency and Energy Pay Back Time

3 Metals for Solar Cell Fabrication
3.1 Transparent Conductive Oxides – TCO
3.2 Silicon Nitride - SixNy
3.3 CIS and CIGS Metals
3.4 Cadmium Telluride - CdTe
3.5 Germane - GE
3.6 Other Metals
3.7 Metals Supply Chain
3.8 Supply and Availability of Raw Materials
3.8.1 ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) Raw Material Supply
3.9 Rotary Targets

4 Specialty Gases for Solar Cell Fabrication
4.1 Silane - SiH4
4.1.1 Silane Supply and Demand – Shortage, Price Increase, and Production
Expansion
4.1.2 Price Increases and Expansion News
4.1.3 Shipping Logistics
4.2 Nitrogen Trifluoride - NF3
4.3 Sulfur Hexafluoride - SF6
4.4 Ammonia - NH3
4.5 Gas Dopants
4.6 Germane - GeH4
4.7 H2Se
4.8 H2S
4.9 CdS Deposition Solutions
4.10 Other Materials

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