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History of Solar Cell Development

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It has been 175 years since 1839 when Alexandre Edmond Becquerel observed the photovoltaic (PV) effect via an electrode in a conductive solution exposed to light [1]. It is instructive to look at the history of PV cells [2] since that time because there are lessons to be learned that can provide guidance for the future development of PV cells.

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Fraas, L.M. (2014). History of Solar Cell Development. In: Low-Cost Solar Electric Power. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07530-3_1

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