Shining Laser Light on Glass Creates a Solar Cell
Date | 12th, Feb 2024 |
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Source | IEEE Spectrum - Scientific and Educational Websites |
DESCRIPTION
Solar cells and glass are often both made from silicon. However, glass made, in part, from the element tellurium (two down and two over from silicon on the periodic table) has a peculiar and newly-discovered property. Shine ultrafast laser light on it, and it starts to behave like that other ubiquitous silicon item—the photovoltaic cell.