Copper plate is often used as a prep step for plating other metals, such as nickel and silver. It also (usually) increases the conductivity of the metal to be plated. [A_Steingrube] is using the ...

The solar industry has dragged its heels on the issue of silver-dependence for cell metallization, but China’s Jiangsu ...

Scientists in Australia have reported positive results from using copper plating to protect TOPCon PV cells against contaminant-induced degradation.

Researchers at the University of New South Wales have used a 1 µm copper plating layer on the front silver grid of a TOPCon ...