Painting Solar Cells with Nanoparticle Paste

For more information, read the C&EN article here:
http://cenm.ag/paintable

Researchers at Notre Dame have developed a solar cell that is remarkably easy to assemble because the middle layer can be painted onto a clear electrode. First, they mix t-butanol, water, cadmium sulfide and titanium dioxide for 30 minutes. Next, they mask off a clear electrode with office tape. Once the tape is in place, they spread the mixture onto the electode and then anneal it with a heat gun. Finally, they sandwich an electrolyte solution between the new electrode and a graphene composite electrode. And then, it's time for testing under a beam of artificial light.

The Paper:
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/n...

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[Wilbur665]

What the others said. Pop filter needed. Maybe put a dead-cat sock on the mic as well. just for good measure!

[dalsrdotcom]

next time please, can you talk a bit CLOSER to the mic please, thanks lioll

[Ndoki Hasaki]

I'm getting a Tesla model S painted in this stuff.

...I wish.

[gabigowriel]

I always watch the news in nanotechnology field but one thing makes me REALLY "cranky" :

give your discoveries to the general public FOR FUCKS SAKE, don't just tell us that you have the solution to our energy problems and then NOT A WORD FOR 3 OR 4 FUCKING YEARS...

Solar energy and harvesting solar energy should be the main objective for all humans because solar energy is free energy and because energy is vital to anyone who uses electricity(who doesnt uses it?!).

Plus, PRICES WILL ALWAYS GO UP!

[AntiProtonBoy]

Pretty cool, but unfortunately the cadmium content is going to be a deal breaker in many countries. Unless the researchers find an alternative active ingredient, or perhaps the paste demonstrates ground breaking yield in electrical energy.

[dalsrdotcom]

boo



[loismlsx]

STFU

[Dmitry Stolupin]

эта пизда че сука микрофон глотнула? блеать

[Stefan Casper]

God fucking damn its like no one ever told this bitch what a hard "p" is.

[MinotawrTV]

Thanks, I think you just blew my ears off.

[IonOtter]

Do note the gloves they're wearing, and the care they take in handling this stuff. It is VERY unhealthy, both in long and short term. Still, it's first gen, so let's see how they make it safe.

[DallasGreen123]

i dont think its bad. regular solar cells also just are 16% efficient, and theyre way more expensive. Also, you cant just paint them onto a wall.