Innovative recycling of high purity silver from silicon solar cells
Precious and scarce silver (Ag) is used as a front electrical contact in silicon solar panels. With massive amounts of solar panel waste coming to end
In the present work, a new process is reported to recover metallic contacts and wafer from the crystalline silicon solar cell through chemical etching. 2 M KOH was used as an etching solution at temperatures 110 ± 1 °C and 85 ± 1 °C.
UV absorption spectroscopy confirmed the removal of lead in the form of lead (II) complex ion. The etching process also led to the complete removal of the p-n junction from the solar cells. All data generated or analysed during the study are included in this article. Photovoltaics Report. Accessed on 28 th October 2021
Lead present on the back contact was removed during the process resulting in the recovery of silver contacts with a purity of ~99%. UV absorption spectroscopy confirmed the removal of lead in the form of lead (II) complex ion. The etching process also led to the complete removal of the p-n junction from the solar cells.
The contacts and recovered wafer were characterized through Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, X-Ray Diffraction, Electrochemical Capacitance Voltage Analysis, Four Probe Measurement technique, and Ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy.
Precious and scarce silver (Ag) is used as a front electrical contact in silicon solar panels. With massive amounts of solar panel waste coming to end
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In the present work, a new process is reported to recover metallic contacts and wafer from the crystalline silicon solar cell through chemical etching. 2 M KOH was used as an etching solution
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