An Introduction to materials: the manufacture of silicon solar cells

United Kingdom, 1973

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First of two films on solar cells. Includes an experiment to determine which wave lengths of light are absorbed by silicon. Describes the generation of electron-hole pairs and illustrates the process of drift, diffusion and recombination.

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producer

Barrie Whatley

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BBC-TV

Open University

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00:25:07:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1973

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