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Ed Ferris

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Sep 3, 2008, 12:33:06 PM9/3/08
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Is there any example of an iron / iron oxide photovoltaic cell, analogous
to the cuprous oxide Geiger cell? I find in the literature that
ferrous/ferric oxide is indeed a semiconductor. Rust on iron would be even
cheaper than amorphous silicon. Perhaps we can convert all those old rusty
cars to self-generating electric propulsion?

Eeyore

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Sep 3, 2008, 11:59:54 PM9/3/08
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Ed Ferris wrote:

And where did you stumble upon this nugget of knowledge ?

Graham


Ed Ferris

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Sep 4, 2008, 12:41:44 PM9/4/08
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Eeyore <rabbitsfriend...@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> And where did you stumble upon this nugget of knowledge ?
>
> Graham
>

Assuming the nugget in question is iron oxide being a semiconductor, I
searched for "iron oxide semiconductor" on Google. None of the results
were about photovoltaics, though.
Neither Cu2O or FeO are in the table of semiconductors in my old copy of
the CRC Handbook.

spaco

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Sep 4, 2008, 4:30:47 PM9/4/08
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Just because it's a semiconductor, what makes you think it's a
photovoltaic generator?

Pete Stanaitis
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Bob F

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Sep 4, 2008, 4:31:15 PM9/4/08
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"Ed Ferris" <none> wrote in message news:Xns9B0E7FB2...@216.168.3.44...

Should I worry that this is asked by somone named "ferris"?


Ed Ferris

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Sep 4, 2008, 10:54:09 PM9/4/08
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"Bob F" <bobn...@gmail.com> wrote in
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> Should I worry that this is asked by somone named "ferris"?
>

If my first name were "Rusty", you might. I must confess I intend the
designation "Ferris ferrous cell" for the device.

If copper oxide works, why not iron oxide?

Does anybody have any figures on the band gap? or info on where to find it?

Eeyore

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Sep 5, 2008, 1:42:27 AM9/5/08
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Ed Ferris wrote:

> "Bob F" wrote


> > Should I worry that this is asked by somone named "ferris"?
>
> If my first name were "Rusty", you might. I must confess I intend the
> designation "Ferris ferrous cell" for the device.
>
> If copper oxide works, why not iron oxide?
>
> Does anybody have any figures on the band gap? or info on where to find it?

Do you have any scientific education ?

Grahamn


Ed Ferris

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Sep 5, 2008, 11:47:52 AM9/5/08
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Eeyore <rabbitsfriend...@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> Do you have any scientific education ?
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> Grahamn
>

Who cares? I know enough not to post personal comments in a scientific
discussion group.

To repeat my previous and relevant questions:

Is there any reason that iron / iron oxide would not form a PV cell just as
copper / cuprous oxide does?

Has the band gap of ferrous/ferric oxide been determined, and if so what is
it?

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