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Photovoltaic cell

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001678

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-ENE-001678
FieldEnergy
SubjectRenewable energy
AbbreviationPVC
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Photovoltaic cell",
  "field": "Energy",
  "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).",
  "abbreviation": "PVC",
  "subject": "Renewable energy",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/photovoltaic-cell/"
}

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