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Use of solar cells can save our environment. There is a lot of investment in renewable energy, mainly in solar cells, as they use only solar energy, which is inexpensive and easy to access. The principles of solar cells can help us to understand more about ways to design better and more efficient solar cells.
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Amiri, I.S., Ariannejad, M. (2019). Development of Solar Cell Photovoltaics: Introduction and Working Principles. In: Introducing CTS (Copper-Tin-Sulphide) as a Solar Cell by Using Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS). SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17395-1_1
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