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Mechanism of a Solar Cell
Mechanism of a Solar Cell
Fire photons with selected energies into the solar cell. Photons with enough energy can excite electrons into a higher state. Subsequently, the electrons diffuse randomly throughout the cell. If they cross a certain threshold, they fall downhill (energetically), and power the battery.