Solar-Tectic LLC reports that “Deposition of ultra-thin silicon films on soda-lime glass for photovoltaic applications” by A. Chaudhari, R. D. Vispute, Zhouying Zhao, and Harry Efstathiadis has been submitted to the peer reviewed journal Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells reporting a breakthrough technology that is a significant step towards inexpensive thin-film silicon solar cell production.