How to make solar cells (DIY/homemade solar cell)
This shows how to make and test a solar cell using a sheet of copper. These solar cells are basically sheets of copper with a layer of cuprous oxide (Cu2O) on them. The cuprous oxide is a semiconductor. You won’t get much electricity from it but it’s fun to make!
More details can be found at
http://rimstar.org/renewnrg/sp_diy_homemade_solar_cell.htm
- http://rimstar.org
Duration : 0:3:20
Tags: BUILD, cell, cells, copper, cu2o, cuprous, DIY, Homemade, MAKE, oxide, SOLAR
October 22nd, 2009 at 3:12 pm
It’s been a while …
It’s been a while since I’ve read anything on what Stubblefield did. I’ll have a look again.
October 22nd, 2009 at 3:12 pm
You may want to …
You may want to PLANT these two copper plates in the ground (no need for oxde coating). Youmay get from that enough electricity to light a few led lights.
Research “Stubblefield” in google if you feel like it.
October 22nd, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Not their website …
. I was actually unsuccessfully trying to may cuprous oxide diodes and decided to see if I could at least get a cuprous oxide solar cell to work. Then, since I didn’t see any videos of the process around (that weren’t made from snapshots taken from the electrochemistry website) I figured I’d record it and let others see.
Not their website specifically but their content. It seems to have been copied by folks to enrich their own websites. Of course it’s a very old idea so they stole it too
October 22nd, 2009 at 3:12 pm
i bet u stole that …
i bet u stole that idea from that electrochemistry website:)
October 22nd, 2009 at 3:12 pm
theres 3 minutes of …
theres 3 minutes of my life ill never get back omg