Definition of solar cell
: a photovoltaic cell used as a power source
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The blue silicon of solar cells, the panels’ electricity-generating component, can withstand being mashed by many tons of weight.
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For one, perovskite solar cells are flexible and easy to produce.
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DSSCs also work a bit differently from standard silicon solar cells.
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A week earlier, Trump carried through with a threat to impose 30 percent tariffs on solar cell imports.
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As a result of the country’s policies and subsidies, China’s share of global solar cell production has exploded from 7% in 2005 to 61% in 2012, according to the USTR fact sheet.
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That’s still not quite enough to compete with traditional solar panels, but this new bacteria-powered solar cell does have other advantages as well.
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Diffuse light solar cells aren’t new—but the best ones relied on expensive semiconductors.
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The road has three vertical layers, with the shell of see-through material allowing sunlight to reach the solar cells underneath.
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First Known Use of solar cell
1955
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Definition of solar cell for English Language Learners
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: a device that uses light or heat from the sun to produce electricity
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