Thin-film photovoltaic cell. Using the technique of plasma (ionised vapour) deposition, a flexible substrate can be coated with ultra-thin layers of s

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Thin-film photovoltaic cell. Using the technique of plasma (ionised vapour) deposition, a flexible substrate can be coated with ultra-thin layers of silicon, reducing the amount of silicon required in solar cell manufacture. Thin-film technology allows photovoltaic cells to be flexible and light, semi-transparent, and capable of lamination onto windows, as well as many other applications. Photographed at the Laboratory of Physics of Interfaces and Thin Films, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France.

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