First
Solar
and
Intermolecular
have
agreed
a
collaborative
development
programme
that
includes
Intermolecular's
High
Productivity
Combinatorial
platform,
an
approach
to
research
and
development
(R&D)
designed
to
conduct
dozens
of
experiments
in
parallel,
using
software
to
identify
promising
materials
from
the
results.
They
will
search
for
"new
opportunities
in
certain
critical
materials
and
processes
that
may
significantly
influence
the
conversion
efficiency
of
CdTe
technology",
the
companies
say.
First
Solar
in
January
reached
total
area
efficiency
of
14.4%,
a
record
for
CdTe
PV.
IT
has
produced
CdTe
cells
with
efficiency…
