silver in photovoltaics 2012 intro chapter
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Jiofrip f~ iofz~ `l zmko jfzoz ~doro fro fi~orlf~`qoz ~m ~do uzo ma wuro z`iqor ~df~ k`ed~ lm~ bo
fz emmn fz z`iqor bu~ fro emmn olmued woramrkfljo+`zo fln kujd bo~~or ~dfl z`iqor jmz~+
`zo,
6,6,: Zm) Udoro `z ~do Erm~d amr Z`iqor `l ~do WQ Kfrho~=
Nozw`~o ~do zd`a~`le wr`mr`~`oz `l ~do WQ zoj~mr afii`le wfloi wr`joz fln d`ed z`iqor wr`joz $`lnoon
wfr~`fiip bojfuzo ma ~dok) LflmKfrho~z otwoj~z ~df~ roqoluoz armk z`iqor kf~or`fiz `ii
rokf`l zubz~fl~`fi `l f lukbor ma WQ fwwi`jf~`mlz, @l afj~ ~do qorp zwoj`a`j loonz ma ~do WQ
`lnuz~rp `ii wrmnujo f aor~`io a`oin amr z`iqor wrmnuj~ noqoimwkol~,
WQ ma fii h`lnz `z qorp zolz`~`qo ~m kf~or`fiz jmz~z ozwoj`fiip `l ~do jurrol~ orf ma jmiifwz`le zmifr
wfloi jmz~z, D`ed fln uljor~f`l z`iqor wr`joz nm iofn z`iqor kf~or`fiz zuwwi`orz ~m zooh ~m jrof~o
erof~or qfiuo `l ~do dmwo ma ef`l`le bo~~or kfre`lz mr f~ iofz~ wrozorq`le ~do`r kfre`lz, Fln
~doro `z jor~f`lip rmmk amr `llmqf~`ml doro, ^doroamro `l ~do lot~ ao pofrz ~do kfrho~wifjo
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kf~or`fiz $BMKz)3
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jmlnuj~mr„zujd fz ~drmued ~do uzo ma lflmz`iqor `lhz„bu~ fizm ~drmued fpz ma uz`le
iozz z`iqor `l jmlqol~`mlfi `lhz fln wfz~oz,
Lflmz`iqor+bfzon ~rflzwfrol~ jmlnuj~mrz wrmk`zo ~m erof~ip ronujo ~do jmz~z fzzmj`f~on
`~d n`aa`jui~ fln otwolz`qo ~rflzwfrol~ jmlnuj~`qo mt`no $^JM) nowmz`~`ml bp olfbi`le
im+jmz~ afj`io rmii+~m+rmii $R2R) zmiu~`ml+bfzon afbr`jf~`ml ma WQ,
@l fnn`~`ml ~do WQ `lnuz~rp `z noqoimw`le bm~d lmqoi joii frjd`~oj~uroz fln lo
kf~or`fiz amr ~do fbzmrbor ifpor bm~d ma d`jd jmuin wrmamulnip faaoj~ ~do kf~or`fiz
~df~ fro uzon-rovu`ron amr oioj~rmnoz fln roaioj~mr ifporz, Jmlzovuol~ip lo z`iqor
amrkuif~`mlz fro loonon ~m kf~jd ~do lo kf~or`fiz fln noq`joz ml d`jd ~dop fro
fwwi`on,
^do otwoj~on ~rfcoj~mr`oz ma ~do n`aaorol~ WQ zub+zoj~mrz fln ~do`r `kwfj~ ml ~do z`iqor buz`lozz
fro vu`~o n`aaorol~3
Jrpz~fii`lo+Z` WQ3 Jrpz~fii`lo+Z` WQ ~ojdlmime`oz ~mnfp uzo ~do buih ma z`iqor kf~or`fiz `l ~droo
hop fwwi`jf~`mlz `~d`l ~do joii3 arml~+z`no er`nz bfjhz`no oioj~rmnoz fln ~fbb`le z~r`wz, Uo
otwoj~ ~do j+Z` WQ zoj~mr ~m ro~f`l f z~rmle wmz`~`ml `l ~do zmifr wfloi kfrho~ bu~ otwoj~
erm~d rf~oz `l ~d`z zoj~mr ~m jmmi z`el`a`jfl~ip,
@l j+Z` WQ z`iqor wrmnuj~ zuwwi`orz `ii dfqo ~m jmkwo~o `~d jdofwor lml+z`iqor fwwrmfjdoz
~df~ nm lm~ uzo z`iqor f~ fii lfkoip jmwwor+ fln fiuk`luk+bfzon zubz~`~u~oz, ^do bfjh
oioj~rmno `z firofnp `l ~do wrmjozz ma zubz~`~u~`le z`iqor `~d fiuk`luk $mr fiuk`luk+z`iqor)
kf~or`fiz z`ljo ~do bfjh oioj~rmno `z ~pw`jfiip iozz nokfln`le ~dfl ~do m~dor joii wfr~z ~df~ uzo
z`iqor, Fln wr`l~on z`iqor ~fbb`le z~r`wz fro imz`le ermuln ~m kujd iozz otwolz̀ qo jmwwor+bfzon
zminorz fln wr`l~on jmwwor kf~or`fiz, @l ~dozo fwwi`jf~`mlz ~do lofr+~ork mwwmr~ul`~`oz amr
z`iqor zuwwi`orz jol~or frmuln maaor`le imor+jmz~ ronujon+z`iqor kf~or`fiz zujd fz z`iqor+
fiuk`luk wrmnuj~z `lz~ofn ma z`iqor+mlip amrkuif~`mlz amr otfkwio,
^doro `z fizm zmko emmn loz `l j+Z` WQ3
A`rz~ z`iqor wr`l~`le wfz~oz fwwofr ~m bo ol~roljdon `l arml~+z`no oioj~rmno-er`n
fwwi`jf~`mlz bojfuzo d`ed jmlnuj~`q`~p `z ma ~do u~kmz~ `kwmr~fljo amr kf`l~f`l`le d`ed
oaa`j`olj`oz fln ~doro fro ao zu`~fbio fi~orlf~`qoz ~m z`iqor `l ~d`z fwwi`jf~`ml,
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Zojmln ~doro `z `ljrofz`le uzo ma ~rflzwfrol~ jmlnuj~`qo arml~ oioj~rmnoz `l lo „fln
erm`le„do~ormculj~`ml `~d `l~r`lz`j ~d`l+ifpor $D@^) joii ~ojdlmime`oz, ^mnfp D@^
joiiz fln z`k`ifr WQ ~ojdlmime`oz uzo `ln`uk+~`l+mt`no $@^M) amr ~do ~rflzwfrol~
jmlnuj~mr bu~ ~d`z kfrho~ wrozol~z fl `kwmr~fl~ fnn`~`mlfi fnnrozzfbio kfrho~ amr
lo ~rflzwfrol~ jmlnuj~mr ~ojdlmime`oz ̀ ljiun`le ~dmzo bfzon ml lflmz`iqor,
^d`l+a`ik WQ3 ^AWQ `z erm`le kmro rfw`nip ~dfl j+Z` WQ fln LflmKfrho~z otwoj~z ^AWQ ~m
fjjmul~ amr fbmu~ mlo+amur~d ma ~do ~m~fi WQ kfrho~ $ml fl olorep eolorf~`ml bfz`z) bp ~do oln
ma ~do amrojfz~ wor`mn, Fz lm~on fbmqo armk ~do worzwoj~`qo ma z`iqor zuwwi`orz ~d`z zd`a~ `z lm~
ozwoj`fiip emmn loz bojfuzo ^AWQ uzoz kujd iozz z`iqor ~dfl j+Z` WQ,
A`rz~ o lm~o ~df~ ~fbb`le `z q`r~ufiip lmlot`z~ol~ `l ^AWQ z`ljo lofrip fii joiiz fro
kmlmi`~d`jfiip ̀ l~orjmlloj~on ml f jmkkml zubz~rf~o,
^do arml~ oioj~rmnoz `l ^AWQ fro ~pw`jfiip kfno uz`le ^JMz rf~dor ~dfl a`lo z`iqor
a`leorz fi~dmued z`iqor er`nz fro zmko~`koz fwwi`on ml ~mw ma ~do ~rflzwfrol~
oioj~rmnoz, Ud`io ~do vufl~`~`oz ma z`iqor uzon amr ^AWQ fro zkfiior ~dfl ~dmzo uzon amr
j+Z` WQ z`iqor `lh kfluafj~urorz dfqo noqoimwon wrmnuj~z zwoj`a`jfiip amr ~dozo a`lo
z`iqor er`nz d`jd fro bm~d a`lor ~dfl ~dmzo uzon `l j+Z` WQ arml~ oioj~rmnoz fln kmro
n`aa`jui~ ~m fndoro bojfuzo ma ~do ulnorip`le ~rflzwfrol~ jmlnuj~mrz, Zwoj`fi `lh
amrkuif~`mlz fro wrmnujon ~m fnnrozz ~dozo jdfiioleoz,
@l bfjh oioj~rmnoz ~mnfp ~do ifreoz~ ^AWQ ~ojdlmimep jfnk`uk ~oiiur`no $Jn^o) WQamremoz z`iqor ol~`roip `l afqmr ma f jfrbml+bfzon wfz~o jml~f`l`le jmwwor, Jmwwor+
`ln`uk+efii`uk+$n`)zoiol`no $J@EZ) WQ ml ~do m~dor dfln uzoz kmipbnoluk amr ~do
bfjh oioj~rmno amr kmz~ joiiz amr ofzo ma zwu~~or`le n`roj~ip ml eifzz zubz~rf~oz fln amr
emmn fndoz`ml ~m ~do J@EZ ifpor, Bu~ bfjh oioj~rmnoz `l ^AWQ ma~ol fj~ fz bm~d
oioj~rmnoz fln roaioj~mrz) ~m zoln ulfbzmrbon i`ed~ bfjh ~drmued ~do joii‐z fj~`qo ifpor
amr f zojmln jdfljo f~ fbzmrw~`ml, Z`iqor%z zuwor`mr roaioj~`q`~p jmkb`lon `~d `~z d`ed
jmlnuj~`q`~p kfhoz `~ f lf~urfi jdm`jo amr ~d`z rmio fln `~ dfz bool uzon ot~olz`qoip,
Dmoqor ~do jmz~ wrozzuroz ml bm~d J@EZ fln Jn^o WQ dfqo wuzdon z~rmleip amr
zubz~`~u~`ml ma m~dor ko~fiz„kf`lip fiuk`luk„ amr ~do roaioj~mr,
^do `kwmr~fljo ma lflmz`iqor ~m mwwmr~ul`~`oz `l ~do WQ `lnuz~rp3 Fz jdfleoz `l ~do WQ
`lnuz~rp mjjur lfkoip ~do zd`a~ ~mfrn `ljrofz`le ^AWQ ~doro `z fl `kwmr~fl~ zub+~roln ~df~
jmuin f~ iofz~ wfr~`fiip maazo~ ~do noji`lo `l jmlqol~`mlfi z`iqor wfz~o uzfeo oizodoro `l WQ,
Zwoj`a`jfiip LflmKfrho~z boi`oqoz ~df~ WQ jmuin bo fl `kwmr~fl~ fln d`edor+kfre`l
fnnrozzfbio kfrho~ amr lflmz`iqor+bfzon ~rflzwfrol~ jmlnuj~`qo arml~ oioj~rmnoz,
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^do okoreoljo ma aiot`bio WQ fwwi`jf~`mlz„hop ~m erm~d `l mrefl`j WQ $MWQ) npo+zolz`~`son
zmifr joii $NZJ) WQ fln J@EZ WQ„`ii bo wfr~`juifrip `kwmr~fl~ ~m lflmz`iqor+bfzon ~rflzwfrol~
amrkuif~`mlz d`jd jfrrp ~do wrmk`zo ma `kwrmqon aiot`b`i`~p f~ imor jmz~ ~dfl jmlqol~`mlfi
~rflzwfrol~ jmlnuj~`qo kf~or`fiz i`ho @^M fln ~do m~dor ^JMz ~df~ fro jurrol~ip uzon,
Lflmz`iqor+bfzon ~rflzwfrol~ jmf~`lez jmuin fizm olfbio ronuj~`mlz `l kfluafj~ur`le jmz~z amr
wrmnuj~`ml ma im+oln-im+jmz~ ’n`zwmzfbio‛ WQ joiiz amr uzo `l ~do erm`le ub`vu`~muz wr`l~on
oioj~rml`jz ̀ lnuz~rp,
Lmlo ma ~dozo mwwmr~ul`~`oz zdmuin no~rfj~ armk ~do bfz`j afj~ ~df~ mwwmr~ul`~`oz amr z`iqor
kf~or`fi a`rkz `l ~do WQ `lnuz~rp fro em`le ~m bo f im~ zjfrjor ~dfl ~dop oro `l ~do wfz~ ao
pofrz, LflmKfrho~z boi`oqoz ~df~ zfioz ma z`iqor kf~or`fiz kmz~ip `l ~do amrk ma wr`l~`le wfz~oz
fln `lhz ~m ~do WQ `lnuz~rp fro `l zim bu~ z~ofnp noji`lo fln `ii rokf`l zm amr ~do dmio ma
~do wor`mn jmlz`noron `l ~d`z rowmr~,
^do noji`lo `l z`iqor jmlzukw~`ml `ii lm~ bo wroj`w`~muz8 a`rkz ~df~ fro firofnp oz~fbi`zdon `l
~do WQ zoj~mr `ii lm~ zoo ~do`r WQ buz`lozzoz n`zfwwofr mqorl`ed~, Dmoqor `~ zookz jiofr ~df~
z`iqor a`rkz jfl lm imleor jmul~ ml ~do WQ zoj~mr ~m wrmq`no lo buz`lozz roqoluoz z`kwip bfzon
ml mrefl`j erm~d fln `~ fizm zookz i`hoip ~df~ kf~or`fiz zuwwi`orz `ii bo rovu`ron ~m non`jf~o
kmro kfrho~`le kmlop ~m ~do WQ zwfjo, _liozz ~dop jfl wrmqo z`el`a`jfl~ woramrkfljo
fnqfl~feoz mr qfz~ip imoron jmz~ „uli`hoip e`qol ~do d`ed wr`jo ma z`iqor „`~ `z i`hoip ~df~
kfre`lz fro em`le ~m noji`lo amr z`iqor a`rkz ~freo~`le ~do WQ zwfjo,
LflmKfrho~z boi`oqoz ~df~ jfw`~fi`s`le ml ~do mwwmr~ul`~`oz `ii rovu`ro f zor`muz ro~d`lh`le ma
dm kmlop `z em`le ~m bo kfno `l z`iqor kf~or`fiz amr WQ fwwi`jf~`mlz, F kmro fj~`qo buz`lozz
noqoimwkol~ wrmerfk `z rovu`ron „mlo ~df~ `z noz`elon ~m jmlq`ljo WQ wifporz ~df~ jmz~z jfl bo
ronujon `~dmu~ ~url`le ~m jdofwor lml+z`iqor fi~orlf~`qoz„fln ~d`z jfzo `ii bo f n`aa`jui~ mlo
~m kfho,
6,2 Mbcoj~`qoz fln Zjmwo ma ~d`z Rowmr~
@l ~d`z rowmr~ LflmKfrho~z otfk`loz ~do jdfle`le mwwmr~ul`~`oz amr z`iqor kf~or`fiz `l ~do
nplfk`j WQ `lnuz~rp, @l ~do flfipz`z o jmlz`nor ~do afj~mrz ~df~ faaoj~ ~do mqorfii z`iqor
kfrho~z zujd fz ~do wr`jo ma z`iqor fln ~do woramrkfljo qz, jmz~ jdfrfj~or`z~`jz ma z`iqorfi~orlf~`qoz, Uo `ljiuno fl fzzozzkol~ ma ofjd ma ~do kfcmr WQ ~ojdlmime`oz fln ~do ul`vuo
fzwoj~z ma ~do`r z`iqor uzfeo fln loonz fz oii fz fl fzzozzkol~ ma ~do ~pwoz ma z`iqor kf~or`fiz
fqf`ifbio mr `l noqoimwkol~ fln dm ~dop jmuin a`~ ~dmzo loonz, Uo fro wr`lj`wfiip jmljorlon
`~d ~do z`iqor kf~or`fiz ~dokzoiqoz bu~ o fizm jmlz`nor fln n`zjuzz jmkwfl`oz wrmnuj`le
fln noqoimw`le ^Jz fz oii fz ~do oln+uzorz `l ~do qfr`muz WQ zoekol~z,
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^do rowmr~ `z noz`elon ~m doiw z`iqor zuwwi`orz ulnorz~fln dm jdfleoz `l ~do WQ `lnuz~rp `ii
`laiuoljo ~do`r zfioz, @~ jmlz`norz dm zuwwi`orz ma z`iqor kf~or`fiz ~m ~do WQ `lnuz~rp jfl dmin
ml~m kfrho~ zdfro ulnor ~do n`aa`jui~ j`rjukz~fljoz ~df~ WQ afjoz ~mnfp3 rfw`nip afii`le wfloi
wr`joz dueo wrozzuroz ~m jml~`lufiip ronujo jmz~z fln emqorlkol~ zubz`n`oz ulnor ~drof~, @~
fizm jmlz`norz ~dozo jdfiioleoz `l i`ed~ ma z`iqor‐z d`z~mr`jfiip d`ed„fln i`hoip ~m z~fp d`ed„
jmkkmn`~p wr`jo,
^fh`le `l~m fjjmul~ ~dozo lo nplfk`jz LflmKfrho~z `nol~`a`oz ~do jmlz`norfbio
mwwmr~ul`~`oz ~df~ fro z~`ii fqf`ifbio amr z`iqor `l ~do WQ zoj~mr fln jmqorz bm~d jmlqol~`mlfi
jrpz~fii`lo z`i`jml WQ fln WQ bfzon ml ~d`l+a`ik z`i`jml Jn^o J@EZ MWQ fln NZJ, ^do rowmr~
`ljiunoz jmqorfeo ma oz~fbi`zdon z`iqor wfz~oz fln `lhz fz oii fz loor kf~or`fiz bfzon ml
lflmkf~or`fiz `ljiun`le ~do if~oz~ ~rflzwfrol~ lflmz`iqor+bfzon oioj~rmnoz, @~ fizm otfk`loz
fi~orlf~`qo zjolfr`mz amr z`iqor `l WQ fln wrmq`noz fl `l+now~d n`zjuzz`ml ma kf~or`fiz jdfiioleoz~m z`iqor `l ~do WQ zoj~mr ozwoj`fiip ~dmzo wrozol~on bp ~do uzo ma jmwwor fln fiuk`luk,
Fz `~d fii LflmKfrho~z rowmr~z ~d`z rowmr~ jml~f`lz no~f`ion o`ed~+pofr amrojfz~z ma z`iqor
uzfeo `l ~do WQ zoj~mr brmhol mu~ bp WQ ~ojdlmimep fln dm ~do z`iqor `z uzon `~d`l ~do WQ joii
`~zoia, ^do amrojfz~z fro wrmq`non `l bm~d qfiuo fln qmiuko $muljoz) ~orkz, @l fnn`~`ml ~do
rowmr~ n`zjuzzoz ~do z~rf~oe`oz ma hop a`rkz ~m f~jd `l ~d`z `kwmr~fl~ zoj~mr,
^do jifzzoz ma z`iqor kf~or`fiz ~df~ fro uzon `l WQ fwwi`jf~`mlz fro fz amiimz3
Jmlqol~`mlfi z`iqor wr`l~`le wfz~oz fln ̀ lhz
Lflmz`iqor `lhz fln wfz~oz fln
Lflmz`iqor+bfzon ~rflzwfrol~ jmlnuj~`qo jmf~`lez,
WQ fwwi`jf~`mlz `~d`l ~do joii `ljiuno3
Arml~ z`no oioj~rmno er`nz
Bfjhz`no oioj~rmno-roaioj~mrz
Z`iqor ~fbb`le wfz~oz fln
^rflzwfrol~ jmlnuj~`qo arml~ oioj~rmnoz,
WQ oln+uzo kfrho~z jmlz`noron fro3
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Jrpz~fii`lo Z` WQ `ljiun`le z`leio fln kui~`+jrpz~fii`lo ~ojdlmime`oz fz oii fz lo D@^
joiiz fln ~do i`ho
Jn^o WQ
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MWQ fln
NZJ,
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fln WQ ~ojdlmimep, ^do amrojfz~z fro `l ~orkz ma ~do z`iqor jmlzukon fln `l nmiifrz ma roqoluo,
^dozo amrojfz~z fro bfzon ml f amulnf~`ml ma LflmKfrho~z% amrojfz~z ma bm~d ~do WQ `lnuz~rp
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fln wrmnuj~z,
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bool eomerfwd`jfiip zoioj~`qo `l ~do a`rkz ~df~ o dfqo jmqoron `l ~do rowmr~ mr `l~orq`oon `l
mrnor ~m jmiioj~ `lamrkf~`ml,
6,: Ko~dmnmimep
^d`z `z ~do if~oz~ rowmr~ armk LflmKfrho~z ~df~ immhz jimzoip f~ kf~or`fiz uzon `l ~do WQ
`lnuz~rp d`jd `z f hop frof ma otwor~`zo ma LflmKfrho~z, ^do `lamrkf~`ml amr ~d`z rowmr~ `z
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