Featured in Let's talk about US – 12-2013

Efficiency up, costs down

Metallization pastes: Innovative metallization pastes help to lower silver cost, while novel cell technologies and new printing techniques enable the optimization of cost and performance, explains Carsten Mohr of the Photovoltaics Business Unit of Heraeus, a precious metals and technology group based in Germany.

By

pv magazine

28 Nov 2013

Silver metallization pastes are strategically important materials in the production of c-Si solar cells. On the one hand, silver has excellent properties: the precious metal is the most electrically conductive element available.Silver is also highly corrosion-resistant, providing silver paste long-term stability, an important characteristic in view of the economic lifetime of solar modules of at …

This article is part of pv+

Subscribe digitally to unlock exclusive investigative reporting, expert insights, in-depth analysis, and premium background coverage. Your subscription also includes full access to the digital edition of our magazine.