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Abundant zinc could replace scarce and pricey indium in solar panels

Frik Els | July 07, 2012 | 8:55 pm Base Metals Battery Metals Rare Earth Zinc 

Oxford University researchers looking for more efficient and cheaper ways to manufacture solar panels have found a possible solution in lowly base metal zinc. For as long as photovoltaic panels have been in large-scale commercial production indium – a relatively...

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