Arthropod Comparison

When comparing Photosynthesis with Semiconductor-Based Solar Cells there are similarities and differences. “Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to capture the sun's energy to split off water's hydrogen from oxygen. Hydrogen is combined with carbon dioxide (absorbed from air or water) to form glucose and release oxygen. All living cells in turn use fuels derived from glucose and oxidize the hydrogen and carbon to release the sun's energy and reform water and carbon dioxide in the process.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis) While Semiconductor – Based Solar Cells are cells that absorb the sun much like plants.

When it comes to their similarities we know that the plant and semiconductor cells both absorb energy from the sun and the turn this into usable energy used by plants and humans. Both of these can store the energy that be used at a later time. And, both of these work based on the light or energy from the sun. Without it neither would be able to produce energy.

Plants and Semiconductor cells have their differences though. Plants, like the semiconductor cells get energy from the sun but what they do with it differ. A plant is able to complete the process of turning the light into energy while semiconductors have to have human involvement to make energy. Another difference is plants store energy while a semiconductor cell only receives energy and passes it on to something else that is needed for storing energy. Finally, plants are made from the earth while semiconductors are made by humans. So without human involvement they would not work. Depending on the location, a plant never needs human involvement. They are able to grow and survive with only the help of nature.

Let’s now look at a system that is able to be used with both of these items. This system is called Thermodynamics. “Thermo-dynamics is the subject of the relation of heat to forces acting between contiguous parts of bodies, and the relation of heat to...