In co-operation with manufacturers and international research partners, we perform material research and develop production technology for silicon and III-IV-solar cells. The commercial applications of our research is central to our work. The near production research in Freiburg was supplemented by the Laboratory and Service Centre in Gelsenkirchen in October 2000. ISE CalLab, the photovoltaic calibration laboratory at the Fraunhofer ISE, renowned for its technical services, is one of the leading laboratories of its kind in the world.

Market Areas

• Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells
• Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells
• Crystalline Silicon Thin-Film Solar Cells
• Solar Cells Production Technology
• III-V-Solar Cells and Epitaxy
• Dye Solar Cells and Organic Solar Cells
• Characterisation of Solar Cells and Materials
• Photovoltaic Modules