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This Flash animation depicts the function of two types of solar cell systems: a silicon-based cell and a dye-sensitized cell. Both systems convert light energy to electrical energy, but the structure is quite different. The silicon-based cell is a solid-state semiconductor that employs two crystalline silicon layers between metal conducting strips. The dye-sensitized cell consists of a layer of titanium dioxide nanoparticles bonded to a layer of organic dye, and immersed in an electrolyte solution. Both systems excite electrons, which are directed to conducting strips and flow through a wire as electric current.
Please note that this resource requires Flash. Editor's Note: For teachers doing a unit on photovoltaics, this animation will help students visualize what happens at the atomic scale as captured photons are converted to electric current in the solar cell. They can also see that there's more than one way to excite an electron!
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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Conservation of Energy
Unit Title: Energy Transformation For teachers doing a unit on photovoltaics, this Flash animation will help students visualize what happens at the atomic scale as captured photons are converted to electric current in the solar cell. Toggle between two types of solar cells: the traditional silicon semiconductor and the newer dye-sensitized cell. Kids will see that there's more than one way to excite an electron. Link to Unit:
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Title = {NanoSense: Solar Cell Animation},
Publisher = {SRI International},
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Number = {10 October 2024},
Year = {2008}
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