Capsaicin + Solar cells

[coderman]

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On Wednesday, January 13, 2021 7:25 PM, jim bell <jdb10987 at 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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> (End of quote)
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> Jim Bell's comment:
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> 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,
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