Sea Bowl (#882) by June Schwarcz, 1983, electroplated copper and enamel, waxed Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, gift of Kim Schwarcz, photograph by M. Lee Fatherree, ©The June Schwarcz Estate ...
(Nanowerk News) At the 21st International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, held on November 28th – December 2nd in Fukuoka, Japan, Kaneka and imec present silver-free heterojunction ...
Imec and Kaneka have developed a silver-free heterojunction silicon solar cell, with a conversion efficiency of over 21 percent. Imec speaks to pv magazine about the achievement and states that the ...
Fraunhofer ISE development also uses recyclable aluminum for masking – removing need for problem polymers. Thin copper contacts mean the silicon layer does not experience much shading. The rising ...
The rising price and low availability of raw materials, especially silver, are leading to higher costs in producing photovoltaic modules. Fraunhofer researchers have developed an electroplating ...