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Which transperant polymer absorbs and retains light/photons?

04/10/2010 4:54 AM

Is it polycarbonate or PMMA or some other material which traps photons? It is for: http://www.en.ideas4all.com/ideas/57580-innovation_in_a_solar_panel__innovacion_en_un_panel_solar
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Re: Which transperant polymer absorbs and retains light/photons?

04/10/2010 6:11 PM

chlorophyll. or a silicon semiconductor.

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04/13/2010 2:32 AM

Or maybe a half-silvered "one-way" mirror....

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04/13/2010 6:33 PM

another form of 'metamaterials'?

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