14 Jan
2021
14 Jan
'21
10:10 p.m.
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Wednesday, January 13, 2021 7:25 PM, jim bell
... sprinkling capsaicin into the precursor of methylammonium lead triiodide (MAPbI3) perovskite during the manufacturing process led to a greater abundance of electrons (instead of empty placeholders) to conduct current at the semiconductor's surface.
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Jim Bell's comment:
Evidently, a careless person holding a taco got too close to the solar cell production line.
this is pretty hilarious :P i've always been amusing by serendipitous scientific discoveries. like LSD, microwaves, vulcanized rubber, and corn flakes *grin* best regards,