Photos of Student Lab

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These photographs were taken at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Institute of Chemical Physics (in Lausanne, Switzerland) on Jan. 21, 1999 during a successful session where students tested the educational nanocrystalline solar cell procedure.

	Solar Cell Kit Materials and Additional Supplies.
	Students working together to assemble and test the nanocrystalline dye sensitized solar cell.
	Assembled solar cell illuminated by a halogen lamp. To prevent overheating of the solar cell, use a large piece of conductive glass or other suitable Infra-Red (heat) filter (not shown) between the lamp and solar cell.
	The external output characteristics using a graphite pencil layer as a catalyst may be linear, and this may be undesirable. An alternative method is to coat the glass with soot. Click on the photo for additional details and enlarged photo.
Photos of Finished Solar Cells Learn more about the Nanocrystalline Solar Cell Kit developed by Greg Smestad and marketed by ICE.