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University of Utah metallurgical engineers Prashant Sarswat and Michael Free used an old office microwave oven to produce a nanocrystal semiconductor named CZTS that is made from cheaper, less toxic materials than other semiconductors and holds promise for more efficient solar power cells and lighting by LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, as well as sensors for medical tests and systems to convert waste heat to electricity.
Image Credit: Lee J. Siegel, University of Utah

Solar Cell Material Created From Microwave Oven

May 11th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor

Another fun solar science story, this one via the University of Utah: University of Utah metallurgists used an old microwave

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