https://techxplore.com/news/2021-01-compound-chili-peppers-spicy-boosts.html The research, published January 13 in the journal Joule, determined that 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.(End of quote) Jim Bell's comment: Evidently, a careless person holding a taco got too close to the solar cell production line.
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Wednesday, January 13, 2021 7:25 PM, jim bell <jdb10987@yahoo.com> wrote:
... 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,
Not even all the world's compute power of permutation simulation can come close to the power of bumbling lab techs. Add LSD for more interesting combinations.
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