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Carbon-based Solar Cells

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Mon, 04/19/2010 - 4:48pm
Publication Date: 
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:48:44 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1271713724
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/carbon-based-solar-cells/

Solar panels need silicon for absorption of light. Silicon doesn’t come cheap.This cost-factor is preventing people from using solar energy on a large scale. Scientists utilize another substance i.e. ruthenium for solar cells. Rutheniumcan is cheaper than silicon but ruthenium is a rare metal on Earth. It is as rare as platinum. Naturally it [...]
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