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  • U.S. scientists build copper-contacted TOPCon solar cell with 24.3% efficiency
  • Copper, indium, selenium micro-islands pave the way for next-gen micro-concentrator solar cells
  • The impact of annealing on copper-plated heterojunction solar cells

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pv-magazine.com /1 month ago

U.S. scientists build copper-contacted TOPCon solar cell with 24.3% efficiency

The TOPCon solar cells with fabricated with screen-printed, fire-through copper rear contacts and silver front contacts, using laser-enhanced contact optimization (LECO) to signifi...

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pv-magazine.com /1 month ago

Copper, indium, selenium micro-islands pave the way for next-gen micro-concentrator solar cells

A German research team has developed CuInSe₂ micro-concentrator solar cells using laser-assisted metal-organic chemical vapor deposition to grow indium islands directly on molybden...

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pv-magazine.com /1 month ago

The impact of annealing on copper-plated heterojunction solar cells

A UNSW-led team found that annealing conditions significantly affect stress, strain, and microstructure in copper-plated heterojunction solar cell contacts, with fast annealing inc...

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pv-magazine.com /5 days ago

DAS Solar, UNSW build tunnel back-contact solar cell with 27% efficiency, lower silver content

Researchers from UNSW and DAS Solar developed a zero-busbar metal grid optimization approach for tunnel oxide passivated back-contact (TBC) silicon solar cells, enabling more effic...

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pv-magazine.com /2 weeks ago

Heterojunction PV modules with low silver content tested in world’s sunniest region

Chilean company Atamostec is testing low-silver heterojunction solar modules under real desert conditions at the Atacama Desert Solar Platform (PSDA) in partnership with France’s C...

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pv-magazine.com /1 month ago

Chinese scientists build silver-free heterojunction solar cell with 25.2% efficiency

The research team developed a plasma interface engineering method to improve indium tin oxide layers, solving adhesion, contact resistance, and stability issues for copper electrop...

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pv-magazine.com /1 month ago

Indium oxide promises to increase CIS solar cell efficiency to unprecedented levels

Indian scientists developed a cadmium-free CIS thin-film solar cell using indium oxide as an electron transport layer, achieving a simulated efficiency of 29.79% with SCAPS-1D mode...

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pv-magazine.com /1 month ago

New tech reduces silver use in TOPCon solar cells by a factor of 10

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have reduced silver consumption in solar cell metallization to 1.1 mg/Wp using an electrodeposition-based proce...

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pv-magazine.com /5 days ago

JA Solar, Gold Stone Energy claim world’s highest efficiency for silicon solar cells with 28.2%-efficient back contact d...

The result was certified by TÜV Rheinland and represents the highest efficiency ever recorded for a single-junction silicon solar cells.

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pv-magazine.com /1 month ago

How LECO process could push TOPCon solar cell efficiency beyond 26%

A new UNSW study shows that laser-enhanced contact optimization (LECO) can boost industrial TOPCon solar cell efficiency by improving contact properties and reducing recombination...

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pv-magazine.com /3 weeks ago

Sonnenkraft launches 480 W back-contact TOPCon solar module

The Austrian manufacturer said its new glass-glass module features 108 back-contact TOPCon half-cells and a power conversion efficiency of 23.52%.

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pv-magazine.com /1 month ago

Rethinking silver paste design for TOPCon, LECO solar cells

Researchers in China have developed an evaluation framework to better assess fine-line silver pastes for TOPCon and LECO solar cells. The approach links laboratory characterization...

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pv-magazine.com /1 week ago

Singapore team builds 19.7%-efficient ultrathin ‘biPoly’ TOPCon solar cell

The ultra-thin TOPCon solar cell uses dual-sided polysilicon passivated contacts formed by low-pressure chemical vapor deposition. The champion device, with a thickness of only 80...

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pv-magazine.com /4 weeks ago

Inorganic perovskite solar cell based on tetraphenyl-porphine zinc interlayer achieves 82% fill factor

An international research team has proposed a perovskite solar cell architecture incorporating a thin tetraphenyl-porphine zinc interfacial layer to enhance surface potential, pass...

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pv-magazine.com /1 month ago

Trina Solar claims world’s highest efficiency for silicon solar cells with 28.0%-efficient device

The Chinese manufacturer said its TOPCon-compatible hybrid back-contact solar cell achieved a power conversion efficiency of 28.0%. The result was confirmed by Germany’s Institute...

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pv-magazine.com /2 weeks ago

Jolywood starts mass production of low-silver TOPCon solar cells

The Chinese manufacturer said its novel TOPCon cell design enables partial replacement of silver with aluminum paste while maintaining TOPCon-level efficiency of over 27% and compa...

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pv-magazine.com /1 month ago

Bauer Solar launches 480 W back-contact solar module

The German manufacturer said its new back-contact solar panel has a power conversion efficiency of up to 23.52%.

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pv-magazine.com /1 month ago

Perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells using zinc-doped tin oxide achieve comparable performance to indium tin oxide coun...

Fraunhofer ISE-led researchers demonstrated zinc-doped tin oxide (ZTO) as an indium-free alternative to indium tin oxide (ITO) for recombination layers in fully textured perovskite...

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loomsolar.com /1 month ago

LBC Solar Panels in India 2026: How Loom Back Contact Technology Is Changing Rooftop Solar Efficiency

Loom Solar’s Back Contact (LBC) technology represents a significant advancement in rooftop solar solutions by relocating gridlines to the rear of the panel, allowing maximum sunlig...

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graphene-info.com /2 weeks ago

Graphene-ITO hybrid electrodes boost space solar cell conductivity by 60%

Researchers from Italy's University of Salerno, Warsaw University in Poland and Lithuania's Center for Physical Sciences and Technology have developed graphene - ITO hybrid transpa...

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pv-magazine.com /1 month ago

Heterojunction vs. TOPCon in perovskite-silicon tandem

Scientists in Australia claim that TOPCon cells are rapidly closing the open-circuit voltage gap with heterojunction counterparts, now under 10 mV, while offering greater wafer tol...

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bioengineer.org /1 month ago

Reducing Lead Risks for Safer Perovskite Solar Cells

Metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are redefining the future of photovoltaic technology by combining remarkable energy conversion efficiencies with the promise of low manuf...

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solarpowerworldonline.com /3 days ago

Detection device aims to stop copper theft on solar projects

Farming and agriculture automation tool designer Farmblox has launched its COP-R-LOCK security platform for the solar industry in an effort to bring real-time theft detection and r...

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cleantechnica.com /1 month ago

Puerto Rico Suddenly Emerges As A Perovskite Solar Cell Powerhouse

The US startup Solx will manufacture new tandem perovskite solar modules in Puerto Rico, with solar cells from Suniva and perovskite glass from Caelux. The post Puerto Rico Suddenl...

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