solar cell
a photovoltaic cell that converts sunlight directly into electricity.
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How to use solar cell in a sentence
The new solar cell panel takes up about half of the back side of the remote.
CES goes full pandemic with smart masks, stickers to detect covid and the biggest WiFi update in years | Geoffrey Fowler, Heather Kelly, Dalvin Brown, Rachel Lerman | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostSolar concentrators are much cheaper than solar cells, she notes.
Flexible devices may help clothes solar power your screens | Shi En Kim | December 16, 2020 | Science News For StudentsWe are exploring how to embed solar cells on solar sail structures to create large, fuel-free solar power stations.
Solar Power Stations in Space Could Be the Answer to Our Energy Needs | Amanda Jane Hughes | November 27, 2020 | Singularity HubDespite their cheap and versatile processing, these materials have been shown to be remarkably efficient as both solar cells and light emitters.
How a New Solar and Lighting Technology Could Propel a Renewable Energy Transformation | Sam Stranks | September 3, 2020 | Singularity HubSo the team is working to improve the device’s performance with strategies that solar cells use to gather light.
A contrast between shadows and light can now generate electricity | Carolyn Wilke | July 9, 2020 | Science News For Students
British Dictionary definitions for solar cell
a photovoltaic cell that produces electricity from the sun's rays, used esp in spacecraft
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Scientific definitions for solar cell
A photoelectric cell designed to convert sunlight into electrical energy, typically consisting of layers or sheets of specially prepared silicon. Electrons, displaced through the photoelectric effect by the Sun's radiant energy in one layer, flow across a junction to the other layer, creating a voltage across the layers that can provide power to an external circuit. Solar cells are used as power supplies in calculators, satellites, and other devices, and as a primary source of electricity in remote locations.
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