photovoltaic wafer

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United States Code

26 U.S.C. § 45X — for purposes of this section (2 versions over time)

The term “photovoltaic wafer” means a thin slice, sheet, or layer of semiconductor material of at least 240 square centimeters—

(I) produced by a single manufacturer either—

(aa) directly from molten or evaporated solar grade polysilicon or deposition of solar grade thin film semiconductor photon absorber layer, or

(bb) through formation of an ingot from molten polysilicon and subsequent slicing, and

(II) which comprises the substrate or absorber layer of one or more photovoltaic cells.