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    Solar cells are a renewable energy source that converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. The efficiency of solar cells is reduced by losses such as only utilizing certain wavelengths of light, electrons recombining before being collected, voltage drops from current flow, light being reflected or absorbed before reaching the semiconductor, and resistance in the electrical contacts. Improving on these loss factors can increase the efficiency of solar cells.

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    Solar cells are a renewable energy source that converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. The efficiency of solar cells is reduced by losses such as only utilizing certain wavelengths of light, electrons recombining before being collected, voltage drops from current flow, light being reflected or absorbed before reaching the semiconductor, and resistance in the electrical contacts. Improving on these loss factors can increase the efficiency of solar cells.

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    Solar cells are a renewable energy source that converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. The efficiency of solar cells is reduced by losses such as only utilizing certain wavelengths of light, electrons recombining before being collected, voltage drops from current flow, light being reflected or absorbed before reaching the semiconductor, and resistance in the electrical contacts. Improving on these loss factors can increase the efficiency of solar cells.

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    Solar Cells

    Renewable Energy Source


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    Solar Cell
    Efficiency
    Efficiency Losses In Solar Cell:
    • Spectral loss
    Semiconductor &
    recombination loss

    • Recombination loss

    • Diffusion voltage loss

    • Optical loss

    • Ohmic loss
    Photons used
    at 830 nm
    wavelength

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