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History of Photovoltaic Cells by Nida Amber is a document available to read on EtoBox.
- The photovoltaic effect was discovered in 1839 by Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel, though early solar cells were very inefficient. - In 1954, Bell Labs produced the first practical silicon solar cell with an efficiency of 4%. - Research and development led to steady improvements in efficiency, with the University of Delaware achieving a world record efficiency of 42.8% for a solar cell in 2007.
- Author
- Nida Amber
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- EN