In the third part of this course, which also consists of 1 week, we discuss the processing techniques used for thin film PV technologies.

The thin film deposition tools are inherently different from the bulky wafer based fabrication processes used for crystalline silicon. As you will learn in this section, new depostion techniques require new device structures and provide new opportunities.

The techniques used to process a material can strongly affect the properties of the deposited material. In this section, you will create an in-depth understanding of the most important tools used for the deposition of the different PV technologies discussed in this course.