Dow Corning has begun producing high-purity monosilane gas – a key material used as an anti-reflective solar cell coating and as feedstocks for photovoltaics.
The gas is being manufactured in a 4,000 tons per year Dow Corning facility in Thomas Township, Michigan. The plant is conveniently situated adjacent to the polysilicon manufacturing plant of Hemlock Semiconductor Group, of which Dow Corning is a major shareholder.
Eric Peeters, Vice President of Dow Corning Solar Solutions, highlighted the importance of monosilane gas for solar purposes, he said, “Technology and innovation can only grow as fast as manufacturers are supplied raw materials. The solar energy market depends on a reliable supply of high-purity monosilane gas as one of those key raw materials.”
Peeters added, “There are only a few major manufacturers of monosilane, and most of them use much of their supply for their own downstream processing. So up until now, monosilane hasn’t always been available when customers needed it.”
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