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Photovoltaic cells

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004918

An electronic device consisting of layers of semiconductor materials fabricated to form a junction (adjacent layers of materials with different electronic characteristics) and electrical contacts and being capable of converting incident light directly into electricity (direct current).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004918
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesU.S. Energy Information Administration Glossary, Deptartment of Energy; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoElectronic equipment; Semiconductors; Solar collectors; Electricity; Solar energy; Solar cells
TranslationsSpanish: células fotovoltaicas
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004918",
  "term": "Photovoltaic cells",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An electronic device consisting of layers of semiconductor materials fabricated to form a junction (adjacent layers of materials with different electronic characteristics) and electrical contacts and being capable of converting incident light directly into electricity (direct current).",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "electronic equipment",
    "semiconductors",
    "solar collectors",
    "electricity",
    "solar energy",
    "solar cells"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Energy Information Administration Glossary, Deptartment of Energy",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "células fotovoltaicas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/photovoltaic-cells/"
}

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