But now, there is another problem that has come to the forefront. I cannot build the solar cells devices that I need because of a lack of proper foundation. Because we build these miniature solar cells on a glass substrate, the glass must be coated in one of the two necessary cathodes. The glass that we bought is completely covered in ITO instead of a strip that we need, so it seems we will manually have to erode the excess ITO from the surface of the glass. Using some fancy equipment and some UV staining, we should be able to erode away the ITO that we need, but nothing is certain. Wish me luck, because at this point this will decided whether I will have to come back in the fall to finish the experiment.
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