Mechanical Engineering 101 need help with solar panel Report ?

· By changing the materials we could reduce the cast of solar panel.

· According to MIT technology review, the original solar cell is made from silicon however, by using different types of material like Perovskites it can easily be more efficient and with less cost. “It might be possible to paint perovskites onto conventional silicon solar cells to improve their efficiency, and so lower the overall cost per watt for solar cells”

· http://www.technologyreview.com/news/517811/a-material-that-could-make-solar-power-dirt-cheap/

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· The perfect Design for a solar cell is that focuses on bring more efficiency from it and less manufacturing cost as much as it can.

· By Reducing the weight, size.

· As reported in nbcnews “The difference is in the design. Traditional solar panels are often flat and bulky. The new design features an array of nano-towers — like microscopic blades of grass — that add surface area and trap more sunlight.” http://www.nbcnews.com/id/18059557/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/t/new-solar-panel-design-traps-more-light/

· According to publishing journals, books and databases “by tuning the thickness of the upper-device layers in order to maximize transmission into the CZTSSe absorber.” Basically by having a thin surface at the same time it shouldn’t be flat so that it can collect the sun light easily.

· http://pubs.rsc.org/EN/content/articlelanding/2013/ee/c3ee42541j#!divAbstract