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see wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dye-sensitized_solar_cells Dye Sensitized solar cells]
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=== Lab Manual ===
=== Lab Manual ===



Revision as of 14:13, 1 April 2010

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This page is devoted to the research and development of a organic solar cell that can be built in a high school chemistry lab. It is adapted from the nanocrystalline solar cell kit from ICE.

Scientific Background

500px-Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Scheme.png

see wikipedia Dye Sensitized solar cells


Lab Manual

<embed_document width="55%" height="400">http://depts.washington.edu/cmditr/media/Materials_List.pdf</embed_document>

<embed_document width="55%" height="400">http://depts.washington.edu/cmditr/media/Safety.pdf</embed_document>

<embed_document width="55%" height="400">http://depts.washington.edu/cmditr/media/Color_lab_manual.pdf</embed_document>

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Video Instructions

Investigations using the solar cell

Web Links

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Instructables version

Source for materials

Institute for Chemical Education - Nanocyrstaline Solar Cell Kit