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The main element from the Periodic Table used to make a solar cell is silicon.
A simple solar cell consists of a sandwich of a 'silicon-boron' layer and a 'silicon-arsenic' layer. The amount of boron and arsenic present is however very small.
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∙ 13y agomost are silicon. some high efficiency ones for special applications have been made using gallium arsenide, but these are too expensive for commercial or home use, also there is a potential problem of arsenic leaching.
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∙ 9y agoSolar Cells need silicon to give up its electrons when the sun shines on it - to provide the direct current
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∙ 9y agoSilicon is the element that most solar cells reply on. The solar cell is a sandwich of silicon-boron and a layer of silicon-arsenic.
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∙ 9y agoMost solar cells rely on the natural properties of silicon. A simple solar cell consists of a silicon-boron layer and a silicon-arsenic layer.
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∙ 15y agoSelenium
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