pv magazine International

Fraunhofer ISE develops direct metallization tech for heterojunction solar cells

Researchers from Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have developed a technique known as “FlexTrail printing” – a metallization method to print silver-nanoparticle-based ...
pv magazine International

Fraunhofer ISE developing copper metallization for tandem perovskite-silicon solar cells

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE (Fraunhofer ISE) in Germany are developing copper metallization technology to avoid using silver in perovskite-silicon tandem ...
PV Tech

Prospects for metallization paste technology in the passivated contact era

In 2024, the market share for n-type cell technology surpassed that for p-type cells for the first time, with p-PERC cells quickly exiting the stage. N-TOPCon cells have emerged as the mainstream ...
Optics

Fraunhofer ISE redesigns silicon solar cells with ‘record’ low level of silver

Without a significant reduction in silver content, the global demand for photovoltaics to ensure a sustainable, climate-neutral energy system cannot be met. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for ...
AZoNano

Investigating Oxide Formation on Silicon Substrates with AFM

There has been much research on the fabrication of nanochannels using local oxidation and consequent etching of silicon surfaces. Although this technique has been extensively demonstrated, it has the ...
Compound Semiconductor

Engineered substrates enhance high-voltage GaN power electronics

Think of an application for SiC power electronics and you’ll probably think of electric vehicles (EVs). After all, it’s the battery-powered automobile that’s driving the growth in sales of SiC MOSFETs ...