wraparound-contact photovoltaic cells
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Solar cells come in many shapes and sizes, and are manufactured with a variety of materials. The wafer of this octagonal cell is made with the element silicon. The dark areas convert sunlight into electricity while the thick and thin lines are part of the electrical circuit. This “wraparound-contact” cell has two thin parallel circuit-leads running from top to bottom and about 100 smaller leads running crosswise. Each of the four corners has seven lines running crosswise, making a connection to the back of the wafer.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
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content: Energy & Power
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Peter Iles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0061.11
label: accession number
content: 2016.0061
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0061.11
objectType: label: Object Name
content: solar cell
label: Object Name
content: photovoltaic cell
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: .01, .02, .03: 2 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in x in; 6.0325 cm x 6.0325 cm x .0254 cm
label: Measurements
content: .04: 1 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in x in; 4.445 cm x 4.445 cm x .0254 cm
label: Measurements
content: .05, .06: 13/16 in x 1 9/16 in x in; 2.06375 cm x 3.96875 cm x .0254 cm