Features driving efficiency complicate solar cell disassembly, recycling

Researchers in Germany have sought to identify the features that may define the "ideal recyclable solar cell" and have found that the recyclability of PV devices is usually in contrast with the efforts of reaching high efficiencies. Researchers at German research institute Forschungszentrum Jülich have investigated which features the ideal recyclable solar cell should have and have concluded that recyclability conflicts with traditional criteria such as efficiency, stability and cost. "The basic idea behind this work was to explore how the basic design of a solar cell would alter if recycling ...

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