Advanced Sliver Solar Cells

The aim is to develop a robust, efficient, simplified and highly manufacturable second generation Sliver solar cell technology. If successfully implemented, the significance of these improvements is that they will help unlock the full economic potential of Sliver technology. A mature Sliver cell technology will reduce both the wafer cost and the cell fabrication cost to small values. Ultimately the cost of a Sliver module can approach that of the module-making materials. Expected Outcomes are 1. The simplification of the manufacturing process of the solar cells 2. The incorporation of nanoparticles to obtain plasmonic resonance light trapping 3. The fabrication of Sliver cells with efficiency above 22%