Why Solar Cells Lose Potency

Steve Melito Guru Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2970 Good Answers: 33	Why Solar Cells Lose Potency 06/20/2005 9:15 AM
	Scientists at Ohio State University may have discovered why solar cells become less efficient when exposed to intense light. According to David Drabold, professor of physics and astronomy at OSU, hydrogen atoms move into new arrangements in which some silicon atoms are bonded to two silicon and two hydrogen atoms, creating a structure called silicon dihyride (SiH2).
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BRodda The Feature Creep Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 990	#1 Overload 06/20/2005 9:32 AM
	If they could make it so that the panels are MORE efficient at higher light intensity levels (as is logical) there would be a massive increase in solar panels in parts of the 3rd world. Most places are to remote for a grid, so solar is picking up the slack. __________________ "The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet." -William Gibson
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