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While being able to use significantly cheaper silicon of poorer quality, was the breakthrough as far as I gathered.
by capisce 13y ago
While being able to use significantly cheaper silicon of poorer quality, was the breakthrough as far as I gathered.
- just2n 13y agoA quick TLDR from the article: The breakthrough involves using hydrogen atoms to counter defects in silicon cells ... [so that] poor quality silicon can be made to perform like high quality wafers. A 25% improvement to efficiency is a big deal. Getting that improvement with cheap silicon makes this a huge win. But there's no reference to patents or to research demonstrating these claims, so I don't know what to think.
- zimbatm 13y agoWhat's the cost of adding these hydrogen atoms though. Too bad they're not talking about that in the article.