Double pane, no encapsulent

[Supermansdad]

I'm an absolute noob and I'm wondering if you can "encapsulate" the cells between
two glass panes, seal with silicone and possibly flush the space with nitrogen before sealing? The Sylgard price is almost as much as the cells and I'm brainstorming options.

Going further, I have to confess that I'm thinking of using some free double pane
windows that I came across. Open one end, slide my soldered cells in, purge and seal.

Somebody shoot this down, it sounds too easy to me to work

[cs1248]

Temperad glass

I'm an absolute noob and I'm wondering if you can "encapsulate" the cells between
two glass panes, seal with silicone and possibly flush the space with nitrogen before sealing? The Sylgard price is almost as much as the cells and I'm brainstorming options.

Going further, I have to confess that I'm thinking of using some free double pane
windows that I came across. Open one end, slide my soldered cells in, purge and seal.

Somebody shoot this down, it sounds too easy to me to work

This glass hates to be bent, heated unevenly or tapped on the edge. I've been there.
You'll end up with a pile of small glass bits if you're not careful.Let me know if you come up with an easy way to open the panes.
Charles

[Mike90250]

Water vapor goes right through silicone sealer. In a couple weeks, thermal expansion and contraction will pump water vapor into the inside, and you will get condensation. Then your cells die from corrosion from the water.

Water vapor is very tough to control.

[russ]

He is talking about an insulated glass window - double pane with the cells in between and a couple of leads exiting.

I have done numerous of stained glass that way and never had a problem though it isn't cheap.

If the glass is free and you can seal the leads adequately maybe it would work. You would have to adhere the cells to one pane to support them. There is a gas fill (nitrogen, argon or krypton) between the panes.

Russ