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A bright future for silicon solar cell recycling ...
The antireflective coating, emitter and the p–n junction layers are then pulverised in a grinding machine. Finally, potassium hydroxide etches away the aluminium electrode from the rear side of the wafer. New solar cells built using the reclaimed wafers perform virtually the same as those containing brand new silicon.