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This page is devoted to the research and development of a organic solar cell that can be built in a high school chemistry lab. It is supporting a summer undegraduate research project at UW.
This page is devoted to the research and development of a organic solar cell that can be built in a high school chemistry lab. It is supporting a summer undegraduate research project at UW.  


=== Scientific Background ===
=== Scientific Background ===

Revision as of 08:59, 1 October 2009

This page is devoted to the research and development of a organic solar cell that can be built in a high school chemistry lab. It is supporting a summer undegraduate research project at UW.

Scientific Background

see wikipedia Dye Sensitized solar cells

Lab Manual

<embed_document width="55%" height="400">http://depts.washington.edu/cmditr/media/Color_lab_manual.pdf</embed_document>


Video Instructions

Investigations using the solar cell

Web Links

Alternative Device Instructions

Wisconsin Mrsec TiO2 Example

Student project powerpoint

Solar cell lesson plan

Copper Foil cell

Exploratorium version

Solideas version

New Mexico lesson plans

More high school lesson plans

Lab Interfacing

Vernier Go!Link USB interface

Audacity Oscilloscope using sound card

Instructables version

Source for materials