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Plastic, Crystal-Based Solar Cells Being Developed

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BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 7, 2006 -- A University of Queensland researcher is developing ways to make the next generation of solar cells made out of plastics and microscopic crystals instead of silicon. UQ master of physics student Michael Deceglie is working on improving the stability and overall efficiency of solar cells and is testing two new ways of making them: out of a dye-sensitized solar cell and a combined nanocrystal-polymer solar cell.Deceglie with the dye-sensitized test solar cells. The dye-sensitized cells use dye molecules to inject electrons into a thin titanium-dioxide film while the polymer cell is a thin...Read full article

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    Published: September 2006
    Glossary
    cell
    1. A single unit in a device for changing radiant energy to electrical energy or for controlling current flow in a circuit. 2. A single unit in a device whose resistance varies with radiant energy. 3. A single unit of a battery, primary or secondary, for converting chemical energy into electrical energy. 4. A simple unit of storage in a computer. 5. A limited region of space. 6. Part of a lens barrel holding one or more lenses.
    microscopic
    Characteristic of an object so small in size or so fine in structure that it cannot be seen by the unaided eye. A microscopic object may be rendered visible when examined under a microscope.
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