The UNSW researchers used copper plating on the front grid of TOPCon cells to reduce performance losses linked to contaminants. Image: UNSW/Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, CC BY 4.0.

The rising price and low availability of raw materials such as silver are leading to higher costs in producing photovoltaic modules. Now researchers at the Fraunhofer ISE have developed a novel ...

Today industrial electroplating is mainly carried out using direct current even if the use of modulated currents could offer greats opportunities. Adjusting the amplitude and length of the current’s ...

Researchers at the University of New South Wales have used a 1 µm copper plating layer on the front silver grid of a TOPCon solar cell to create a protective barrier that reportedly reduces corrosion ...

This work explores the deposition of nanoscale copper utilizing five different electroless bath formulations based on xylitol. Good complexation, reduction, and pH control were demonstrated in the ...