Wang tells PV Tech Premium that copper offers a ‘a compelling combination’ of traits to replace silver. Image: AIKO. This Premium article, which was one of the most read Premium articles in 2025, has ...
A group of researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia and Chinese PV manufacturer Trina Solar have designed a silver-free silicon (Si) tunnel oxide passivated back contact ...
The cells used copper metallisation paste in place of silver. Image: Fraunhofer ISE. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have developed a new heterojunction ...
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 ...
A research team in Germany has proposed to use direct wire bonding to reduce silver consumption in heterojunction solar cells. The scientists used low-cost copper wires as electrodes with conductive ...
A team of senior researchers, including Kee-jeong Yang, Dae-hwan Kim, and Jin-gyu Kang from the Division of Energy & Environmental Technology, DGIST (President Kunwoo Lee), collaborated with Prof. Kim ...