subject: New Solar Energy Facts - Fused Quartz Semiconductor Technology [print this page] Much of the achievements new solar panel energy sources (better described as sustainable energy sources) depends on the achievement of improved solar panel efficiencies. Among the primary materials that delivers superior efficiency to the solar power industry of today is fused quartz.
For years quartz has been utilized in important aspects of photovoltaic cell manufacturing. Fused quartz been specifically valuable if it is included in panels used to provide energy for furnaces, light sources, appliances, and more. Because of being able to transmit light and its stability, chemical purity, and heat resistance, quartz has for years been vital to the production of semiconductors for the electronics industry.
In the solar power panels of today, photovoltaic materials and devices are of course key components. The thin solar panel film consisting of photovoltaic cells often uses a cadmium telluride crystalline compound to create a semiconductor layer that more effectively converts sunlight to electricity. The important point here is the cadmium telluride material is processed in fused quarts.
Interestingly enough, those early solar power panels that use silicon wafer diode technology were also dependent on the application of various quartz products.
Just like the transformation of the computer industry by the introduction of the silicon chip, fused quartz crucibles or tubes are sky rocketing the solar panel energy industry into the future. These quartz crucibles are thinly sliced and placed onto the solar panel energy in a highly dense pattern affording maximum energy generation from a very small surface area. It isn't surprising that the tighter the fit, the more dense the quartz, and the more efficient the solar panel power energy.
The application of fused quartz in the production of solar panels will be a vital part in the affordability of solar panel energy in the foreseeable future.
