Black Silicon

NeilBlanchard · 04-04-10, 09:28 PM

This is interesting:

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Xringer · 04-13-10, 06:31 PM

"It's not clear exactly what the chemical reactions are,
but they lead to the formation of gold nanoparticles that
drill nanoholes at varying depths into the wafer."

Wow! Golden nano-drillers.. Trained to make us very black PV cells..

This all sounds great. I hope they sell the process to PV makers for a reasonable price.
Since the process seems so inexpensive and it's easy to retrofit a line with
the Golden bath, I can see the new technology giving PV a real boost in the market..

Just hope they do it before I buy a bunch of old-tech panels..

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04-13-10, 06:31 PM	#2
Xringer Lex Parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 4,918 Thanks: 114 Thanked 250 Times in 230 Posts	"It's not clear exactly what the chemical reactions are, but they lead to the formation of gold nanoparticles that drill nanoholes at varying depths into the wafer." Wow! Golden nano-drillers.. Trained to make us very black PV cells.. This all sounds great. I hope they sell the process to PV makers for a reasonable price. Since the process seems so inexpensive and it's easy to retrofit a line with the Golden bath, I can see the new technology giving PV a real boost in the market.. Just hope they do it before I buy a bunch of old-tech panels..