@misc{b7627d5cfaa2422a8494c336f18a3965,
title = "Exploring the Performance and Reliability of Screen-Printable Fire-Through Copper Paste on PERC Solar Cells",
abstract = "For 40 TW of PV required to transition our planet to 100\% renewables, the silver (Ag) should disappear from PV production. Advantages of copper (Cu) over silver (Ag) include 1) bulk Cu has a similar conductivity to Ag (1.7 mu O-cm for Cu, 1.6 mu O-cm for Ag) and 2) Cu is approximately 100 times cheaper than Ag, making it an excellent potential replacement. Problems associated with copper (Cu) contacts include 1) easy oxidation and 2) diffusion into the Si cell and recombination activity.",
keywords = "copper paste, fire-through, PERC, photovoltaic, PV, screen-printable, solar cell",
author = "Suchismita Mitra and Steve Johnston and Harvey Guthrey and Peter Hacke and Ruvini Dharmadasa and Thad Druffel and Kevin Elmer and Apolo Nambo and Dustin Williams and Ajay Upadhyaya and Vijaykumar Upadhyaya and Ajeet Rohatgi and Paul Stradins",
year = "2024",
language = "American English",
series = "Presented at the 52nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC52), 9-14 June 2024, Seattle, Washington",
publisher = "National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)",
address = "United States",
type = "Other",
}