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Make A Solar Cell

Paul Said:

I am going to make a solar cell from 100 silicone diodes.?

We Answered:

I am afraid you are doomed to disappointment. Apart from the fact that silicone? diodes are not constructed to enable them to collect the suns energy, the material they are made from is not suitable for the photovoltaic effect. They can, however be used (assuming that the covering material can be removed which is possible in the old glass covered diodes) to detect light (requires an external power supply) which is considerably different to converting light energy to current.

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