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Publication Date: 2006-Sep
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Simple Photovoltaic Cells for Exploring Solar Energy Concepts
Appleyard, S. J.
Physics Education, v41 n5 p409-419 Sep 2006
Low-efficiency solar cells for educational purposes can be simply made in school or home environments using wet-chemistry techniques and readily available chemicals of generally low toxicity. Instructions are given for making solar cells based on the heterojunctions Cu/Cu[subscript 2]O, Cu[subscript 2]O/ZnO and Cu[subscript 2]S/ZnO, together with a modified Gratzel cell.
Descriptors: Energy, Science Activities, Science Education, Chemistry, Science Experiments, Scientific Concepts
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Language: English
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