Photovoltaic effect

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The photovoltaic effect is the phenomenon where certain materials generate an electric current when exposed to light. When photons from sunlight strike the surface of a solar cell, they transfer their energy to electrons in the material, causing these electrons to break free from their atoms and flow as electric cur…

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