As solar PV proliferates and emerges as the dominant energy transition technology in much of the world, it is taking up a larger and larger portion of the world’s silver production. Solar ...
Researchers have significantly improved the performance of kesterite (CZTSSe) thin-film solar cells. They developed a new method for doping silver (Ag) in solar cells to suppress defects that hinder ...
Image: Dirk Mahler, via Fraunhofer ISE. Future heterojunction technology (HJT) solar cells may require significantly less silver to produce, according to findings from researchers at German solar ...
A group of researchers at the Odtu-Gunam research institute in Turkiye claims to have fabricated a TOPCon solar cell with a nickel (Ni) contact and significantly lower silver (Ag) content, with the ...
The solar industry is turning to base metals and innovation to bypass the soaring silver price. Silver’s exceptional electrical and thermal conductivity make it a critical material in the production ...
Image: University of Camerino, Environmental Technology & Innovation, CC BY 4.0 Researchers from Italy’s University of Camerino have developed a novel way to recover silver from end-of-life solar ...