crystalline silicon Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:35:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Novel Crystalline Silicon Process May Lead to Cheaper Solar Energy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/crystalline-silicon-electrodeposition-solar-cells-20130130/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/crystalline-silicon-electrodeposition-solar-cells-20130130/#respond Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:35:58 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32272 A recent study published in the Journal of American Chemical Society entitled “Direct Electrodeposition of Crystalline Silicon at Low Temperatures” details how researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered a new method for producing crystalline silicon. Crystalline silicon is used widely in the solar and tech industries and is often priced exorbitantly. While silicon […]

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