alt.energy.renewable

Bob F wrote:
>> Has there been any work done on using this material as a means of
>> concentrating light to reduce the number of solar cells required to
>> collect
>> light from a giving area thereby reducing the cost of solar energy?
>
> An associated question would be - Can solar cells handle intensified sunlight,
> and does their output increase as the light level does?

Yes and Yes. The output is nearly linear with the light levels and
this is used in many light meters. Efficiency drops as the cells
get warmer and too high a temperature will damage the solder connections
used on most cells and brown the sealing material on most panels.
You may have to use special (more expensive) cells and some form
of cooling to make it work.

Anthony