Japanese scientists are building a heterojunction solar cell based on titanium dioxide and selenium, a new approach aimed at ...

Researchers at the Ritsumeikan University in Japan have fabricated a heterojunction solar cell that utilizes a window layer made of titanium oxide (TiO2) and an absorber based on selenium (Se).

It contains selenium dioxide, which is made by burning selenium. Brazil nuts do not contain this form of selenium, and the deaths are not linked to consuming Brazil nuts. However they serve as a ...