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Direct conversion of sunlight into electric power is the most attractive type of conversion into the energy form with lowest entropy, without moving parts, and requiring almost no maintenance. It has the potential to become the most cost-effective means for global large scale solar energy conversion.
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Böer, K.W. (1992). Solar Cells. In: Survey of Semiconductor Physics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2912-1_34
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