Established by researchers at the Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research at the University of Louisville, KY, Bert Thin Films, LLC is addressing the problem of the high cost silver pastes currently used as a conductor in the manufacture of silicon solar cells: a well-suited but relatively expensive option. Incorporating lower-cost copper materials while maintaining the effective durability of silver pastes. he firm's principals are working in the manufacture of inks - enabled by nanotechnology - as a viable alternative to reduce both the materials and manufacturing costs for solar cells. Bert Thin Film's inks
