Electricity can be generated directly from sunlight using solar photovoltaic (PV) cells. These usually comprise layers of doped crystalline silicon sandwiched beneath glass to create a photodiode, arranged such that photons hitting the upper layer create a flow of electrons in one direction across the cell – a direct current (DC).
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