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The RE-8000 is an automatic film thickness measurement system specifically designed for thin film solar cell panels. It is offered as a high-end model in the Lambda Ace series, which has already sold in excess of 1,200 units across the semiconductor manufacturing process field. The system provides an expanded measurement range, thanks to its incorporation of a spectroscopic ellipsometer that delivers both high measurement accuracy and repeatability. Even panels with surface textures giving complex structures can now be measured easily.
The RE-8000 meets all possible requirements, including multilayer film measurement, surface roughness analysis, and composition ratio measurement, in addition to measurement of the refractive index and extinction coefficient of diverse film types. Several other measurement functions for sheet resistance, transmission /reflectivity, and spectroscopic haze ratio, as well as a microscopy function, can all be added as options.
Add one or more optional heads to handle diverse materials
RE-8000 can put a necessary measuring tool together with thin film solar cell mainly on an ellipsometer freely.
It measures in-plane unevenness by measuring the panel of the large area (up to 2,200mm x 2,600mm). The measurement all; X/Y mapping is automatically possible.
By this function, It features a film monitor including amorphous silicon, TCO coating management and PECVD control on the glass substrate at the solar battery production line.
As for RE-8000, in-line and offline are flexible.
Head options
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Standard head：Spectroscopic Ellipsometer (SE) head
Spectroscopic Ellipsometer (SE) head
RE-8000 is a device equipped with strongest spectrum ellipsometer. The ellipso method employs RCA And features a highly precise measurement.
Due to 3 incidence angles, It shows power in the measurement of complicated the texture structure.
In addition, the choice of the spectroscope is possible From UV to IR.
*The ellipsometry method measures ψ (the amplitude ratio) and ⊿( phase shift). Than these data are analyzied a film thickness / the optical constant.
*The ellipsometry method measures ψ (the amplitude ratio) and ⊿( phase shift). Than these data are analyzied a film thickness / the optical constant.
Specifications 1：
Spectroscopic Ellipsometer (SE)
- Measurement film thickness 10nm - 5μm
- Measurement wavelength range 370nm - 1700nm
- Measurement time 5sec / angle
- Measurement spot size 3mm
- Incidence angles 45° 60° 75°
- Ellipsometer method RCA
- Light source Halogen lamp
Specifications 2：
Measurement material & items
- a-Si , a-SiGe , μc-Si , CdTe , CIGS
SnO2 , ZnO , ITO , SiO2 - Film thickness , optical constant (n & k)
- Eg , Surface roughness , Composition , ρ , Carrier density
Option
Spectroscopic reflectometer (SR) head
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High-sensitivity head that features a back side incidence type CCD image sensor in the detector. Film thickness measurement is performed quickly by a spectroscopic reflectometer. SR head can measure to up to four layers of film at the same time. Specifications:(SR)
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Measures sheet resistance in a probe head using four-point probes. Can also measure specific resistance using film thickness measurements from ellipsometer. Specifications
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Transmission/Reflectivity/Haze rate measurement head
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Transmission/Reflectivity measurement head uses a back side incidence type CCD image sensor and an optional InGaAs image sensor to measure reflection/transmission across a wide range of wavelengths. Specifications
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Features contactless measurement using a laser microscope. Boasts performance that is equal to that of a stylus profiler using conventional methods. Specifications
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Enables evaluation of crystalline structure using laser Raman measurement. Compact, portable high-performance head uses fiber, which makes it easy to perform Raman measurement for large-size samples. Specifications
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Applicable process of RE-8000
The system is capable of measuring textured multilayer panels with complex structures. At the same time, the RE-8000 can measure absorption coefficient and band gap (Eg) in addition to film thickness, and is also capable of evaluating film qualities such as the crystallinity of microcrystalline silicon films as well as the transmittance, haze ratio, sheet resistance, and other characteristics of transparent conductive oxide (TCO) films. The RE-8000 is thus capable of simultaneously reducing production costs and improving power generation efficiency in solar panels by improving the conversion efficiency ratio of thin film solar cells, establishing stabilization technology, and improving processes and quality on the production line.
Related Information
February 4, 2010 ‹ News Letter ›
Official Overseas Launch of Measurement System for Thin Film Solar Cells（PDF：105KB）
February 4, 2010 ‹ News Letter for Chinese version ›
薄膜太?能?池?量装置正式??海外市?（PDF：189KB）
Inquiries related to RE-8000
Anyone wishing to receive detailed information on the following points should complete the inquiry form.
- Comparison of representative ellipsometers (including structure of thin film silicon solar cells)
- Evaluation of TCO using ellipsometer (SE) (film thickness/optical constant)
- Evaluation of a-Si on TCO on glass using ellipsometer (SE) (film thickness/optical constant)
- Measurement of a-Si film thickness using interferometry (SR)
- Measurement of TCO sheet resistance
- Measurement of TCO transmission/reflectance spectrum
- Images from laser confocal microscope (texture roughness/laser scribe measurement)
- Evaluation of μc-Si based on Raman spectroscopic measurement
- TEM images
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