Mono solar cell,Energy Solar Module-Ferro Awarded $1 Million Grant for Solar Cell Research

Ferro Electronic Materials, a leading supplier of materials for fabricating photovoltaic solar cells,  Mono solar cell has been awarded $1 million by the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) to develop Energy Solar Module advanced durability sealing systems for solar cells. In this project,  Solar cell module Ferro will engineer a vitreous frit system to provide reliable air-tight and water-tight seals for second- and third-generation thin-film solar cells. Ferro will collaborate with the Edison Welding Institute, StrateNexus Technologies, and The Ohio State University, all of Columbus, Ohio, in developing, testing and commercializing this new technology.

If successful, the new sealing materials will enable Ferro to solve a significant problem with second- and third-generation thin-film solar cells. As with all solar cells, thin-film cells require a hermetic seal to operate reliably for their expected lifetimes of 20-plus years. This can be a problem because most current thin-film solar cell modules are designed to be sealed with organic sealants that typically lose their hermeticity in time, especially if exposed to sunlight containing UV radiation. The problem is aggravated by exposure to daily and seasonal temperature fluctuations that can further weaken the seal.