solar cell

noun

1. a photovoltaic cell that converts sunlight directly into electricity.

solar cell

noun

1. a photovoltaic cell that produces electricity from the sun's rays, used esp in spacecraft

solar cell

1. 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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Because of these qualities, graphene is considered a "miracle material" and is already being explored for flexible electronic screens, highly sensitive sensors, advanced batteries, and next-generation solar cells.

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The team suggests that a small solar cell could supply electricity and also act as a sensor to detect when the material is saturated.

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That discovery transformed physics and led to technologies such as solar cells and electron microscopes.

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Already, scientists have used quantum computers to identify materials that could make solar cells more efficient, simulate Airbus’s aircraft performance and optimize power grids.

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Semiconductors, which form the foundation of modern computer chips and solar cells, could operate far faster and more efficiently if they also possessed superconducting abilities.

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