Finally : cheap DIY selfmade solar cell with common materials !

[triffid]

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[hartiberlin]

Here are 2 very bight researchers, who have got also very good results
with their own build Graetzel cells and their own modified cells:

http://www.jufo-mbs.de/pageID_4302252.html

Also check their other pages and their youtube videos:

http://www.jufo-mbs.de/pageID_4244942.html
They also have developed a new lacto bacteria based fuel
cell without Platinum !

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gLuDPKSBoGY
http://youtube.com/profile?user=1Romolus&view=videos

Regards, Stefan.

[infringer]

Forgive me for butting in here but I built a nice little panel this Sunday with some small cells 16+ volts output...

But I have been following this thread a little and I have most of the goods to manufacture homemade.

I do unfortunately have a snag or two...

Do you think arctic silver thermal compound will work for the "Silver Varnish" as he calls it? Arctic silver 5 is like 95% silver if my memory serves me correctly.

Finally for dye is there anything other then squeezing dye out of fruits and leaves that I can do to get my reddish dye needed is there say a dye that is artificial or a particular fruit juice I can use like welches grape or something?

The other thing that has me going is will adding a layer of piezoelectric material such as rochell salt be helpful I have always wondered how piezoelectric materials may be able to add gains to solar you would thing from the heat differences that the cells may flex from time to time thus giving off electricity in minute amounts....

Any thoughts or takers?

[Bulbz]

That looks like a good hack 

Does the substrate have to be LCD screen, or can you use ordinary plate glass ?.

[infringer]

You know I'm not 100% sure to tell the truth I would imagine you could use nearly anything that light can pass through but I could be wrong I am no chemist but I'm curious if lexan would work as well...  I will likely do some testing I have 2 15" LCD monitors but I am aiming to make a cell with the full size of the screen. Beyond that its all testing but the stuff is pretty available to make this ...

Ti02 is on its way along with the arctic silver...

By the way denatured alcohol is what you need in the US not methylated spirits ...

Anyhow very interesting project.