Usually means: Converts sunlight directly into electricity.
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  1. photovoltaic cell: Merriam-Webster
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  1. photovoltaic cell: Glossary of Related Solar Power Terms
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▸ noun:  (physics) a device that absorbs radiant energy and converts it into electrical energy

Similar:
solar cell, photovoltaic effect, photovoltaics, photovoltage, solar power, photoelectrode, photoconversion, photoabsorption, photocurrent, photoefficiency, more...

Opposite:
non-photovoltaic, non-solar, conventional

Types:
crystalline silicon, thin-film, cadmium telluride, copper, more...

Phrases:
Third-generation photovoltaic cell, more...

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solar cell, photovoltaic effect, photovoltaics, photovoltage, solar power, photoelectrode, photoconversion, photoabsorption, photocurrent, photoefficiency, more...

Opposite:
non-photovoltaic, non-solar, conventional

Types:
crystalline silicon, thin-film, cadmium telluride, copper, more...

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Third-generation photovoltaic cell, more...



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