What is the Difference between photodiode and solar cell?

Answer 1

Photo cell is the most common name

This is of three types.

Photoelectric cell where as light falls electrons get emitted

Photo conductive cell has a property of change in conductivity as light falls on

Photo voltaic is the one where voltage is produced as electrons get transferred from one region to the other in the same material as light falls on

Answer 2

It all depends on the purpose of use. A photodiode has relatively small area and can generate only little power sufficient enough to drive a small voltage transistor or a LED. On the other hand, solar cells can be made quite big enough to generate watts of energy per square inch of area. Employed on large scale, it could become the new source of power in the tropical countries.

Answer 3

la principale difference est la dimension

une photodiode est une minuscule cellule photovoltaique servant de capteur ... tellement petite que son utilisation comme photovoltaique est inutile

une cellule photovoltaique peut etre utilisé en photodiode

Answer 4

diode a pn junction used either in FB or RB as per application eg rectifier, switch etc.

photodiode a pn junction(usually with wider depletion width) usee d in RB mode only to detect light.

Light incident on depletion width breaks the covalent bond and charge flow results in current that is proportional to the intensity(amount of photons incident) of light.

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Answer 5

A photodiode is a semiconductor device that converts light into electrical current. It is commonly used in various electronic and optical devices for detection and sensing applications. A solar cell, on the other hand, is designed to convert sunlight directly into electricity through the photovoltaic effect. Solar cells are typically larger in size and used in solar panels to generate renewable energy.

Answer 6

photodiode is a diode which work as switch.pv cell is acharge storage device.it work as battery.