Hello, i want to ask whether if you could make an improvised version of solar panel made from an old CD or DVD?Is it possible or not?Please give me steps on how to make one if you know(put aside the one you see on quot;ehow: How to Make a Solar Panel From CDswhich says a bit confusing for me :( )Why not?
A solar electric panel? No. Solar electric cells, or more properly photovoltiac (PV) cells, are made from specially prepared (doped) wafers of silicon, much like transistors and diodes. CDs and DVDs are made from plastic plated with aluminum. They don't have anything to do with each other. Of course you can make a reflector out of CDs or DVDs, and you could use a bunch of them to focus sunlight on a water tank or something - this is called solar thermal generation. (That's what that ehow page is talking about, not generating electricity.) But there are much better things to use for mirrors.
