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Silver-lean screen-printing can reduce silver use in TOPCon solar cells by 40%

An international research team has developed a metallization technique for TOPCon solar cells that can reportedly reduce silver usage in the devices’ rear side by 85%. The scientists replaced the ...
pv magazine International

Fraunhofer ISE unveils rotary printing technique for heterojunction solar cell metallization

Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) have used indirect gravure printing for front-side metallization of silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells, ...
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Fraunhofer ISE to inkjet print space solar cells

A team from Fraunhofer ISE is developing an innovative mask-and-plate approach to microfabricate III-V space solar cells ...
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Fraunhofer ISE researchers use fine screen printing to reduce silver in HJT cells

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 ...
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Laser-assisted firing ‘biggest innovation’ in solar cell technology for two years

Laser-assisted firing is a major breakthrough in solar cell technology because it can solve one of the key issues causing poor reliability in tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells, ...