Hi!
In this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEOBYulZ_fI&t=3m48s
the guy says Sylgard 184, a brand of silicone, protects the cells from
moisture, the environment and oxygen. "You won't get 30 years out of
these if they're exposed to oxygen."
Now I wonder two things.
Firstly, isn't silicone "highly" permeable to gas? Does it really
protect from oxygen?
Secondly, is oxygen really a problem? I guess the semiconductor is
immune, cause oxygen forms a highly stable and...
silicone to prevent solar cell oxidation?
In this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEOBYulZ_fI&t=3m48s
the guy says Sylgard 184, a brand of silicone, protects the cells from
moisture, the environment and oxygen. "You won't get 30 years out of
these if they're exposed to oxygen."
Now I wonder two things.
Firstly, isn't silicone "highly" permeable to gas? Does it really
protect from oxygen?
Secondly, is oxygen really a problem? I guess the semiconductor is
immune, cause oxygen forms a highly stable and...
silicone to prevent solar cell oxidation?