PhD Position on silicon recycling available at NTNU

Another opportunity to join FME SOLAR! A PhD Position on silicon recycling available in the physical metallurgy group at NTNU. Deadline: May 4th.

If you are interested in the position, you can apply for the position through jobbnorge. Only applications submitted there will be considered. You can find more information and the possibility to apply through the following link:

PhD Candidate on Silicon Recycling in the Physical Metallurgy group (278839) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

A PhD position is announced at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering within Physical Metallurgy and in the frame of the Norwegian Solar Cell Research Centre FME-SOLAR on recycling of silicon.

Silicon based solar cells are dominating the current market and photovoltaic modules made from this material are typically guaranteed for 25-30 years. To increase the sustainability of the solar cell process, making it more environmentally friendly and reduce the costs, it is important to focus on silicon recycling throughout the value chain. On the other hand, impurities are known to degrade the quality of silicon ingots and the performance of solar cells. Therefore, it is important to investigate their role, amount and distributions when we use recycled materials.

The PhD candidate will investigate the use of recycled silicon in solar cell production. The research will be centered around examining impurity pathways from raw materials to the final product with focus on the quartz crucible, silicon feedstock and Czochralski process.  One expected outcome will be identifying the effects of persistent impurities on solar cell efficiency, yield, and overall manufacturing throughput.