Title: solar cell
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - solar cell
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08875
Status: current

Definition
Device that directly transduces electromagnetic radiation into electricity based on the photovoltaic effect.

Related Term
- photovoltaic effect: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08855

Source
- PAC, 2022, 94, 15. 'Glossary of terms relating to electronic, photonic and magnetic properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 48 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-0501)

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Citation: Citation: 'solar cell' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.08875
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