home made solar pv cells

[janee]

hi guys im new on this website and like the others i want to try making my own solar cells, while surfing on the net i found a web site where students made their own pv cells as a project and just inspired me more coz if they can we can, i really hvent tried the project my self coz im still looking for a cheap kiln i could use to make the project.

 and pls if someone have tried making one give us a feedback on how your project goes.. GL to all

this is their web site

http://www.botproductions.com/pv/proc.html

[Norm]

Don't be surprised if you don't get much positive

feedback from this, after you get them all together

 and running....finally and next month

they're not running as well? such has been the

experience of a few people on this board from

what I have read. Some of the biggest problems

is soldering them all together, then protecting them

afterwards ....sealing and such.

[wooferhound]

http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2008/1/6/03459/43551

[spinningmagnets]

I'm as much of a fan of "stickin it to the man" as anyone. I'm also very annoyed when a global corporation with a fat R&D wallet invents some dramatically better product or process that can make solar PV at "a penny a Watt! buy now while supplies last!" and then sell them at just 10% less than the next best competitor, but...

I think it's really hard to beat the quality control and price of a mass produced product from an established reputable company. However, I think what you want to try will be fun and educational, so, please post your results.

[bob golding]

very interesting site thx for the link. i think the hard part would be getting the wafers,and sealing the panels afterwords. you can get the sealing materials fairly easily but the conditions to put it on so it seals properly for more than a few months would be very difficult. don't let this put you off trying though. i hope you have some lab experience. HF acid is one of the most dangerous chemicals around. one drop on your finger and its an amputation job, really, look it up before you start.

cheers

bob golding

[janee]

thanks for the advice guys really appreciate it.. anyone knows a website where you can buy a cheap pv cells?? might be better than lossing a finger tnx..

[wooferhound]

Make a solar cell in your kitchen

http://scitoys.com/scitoys/scitoys/echem/echem2.html#solarcell

How to make a solar cell - PDF

http://voh.chem.ucla.edu/classes/Solar_cells/pdf/Student_Solar.pdf

Build your own solar cell

http://www.solideas.com/solrcell/bldcell.html

Making solar cells from Household Materials, mostly - PDF

http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/modules/documents/MakingSolarCells.pdf

[TAH]

Depends on what you consider cheap and the size and quantity you want.

[janee]

hmmm any sizes and quantity enough to make like 4 solar panels bout 2ft/4ft each panel.. just want to check out their website.

[clflyguy]

http://www.sunelec.com/?src=overture

The cheapest I've bveen able to find...