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The design of solid materials for the conversion of sunlight to other forms of energy is illustrated for the case of a photovoltaic cell. One basic strategy for water splitting with sunlight is the coupling of a photovoltaic cell to a conventional electrolysis cell, and the design of an optimum photovoltaic cell for this purpose requires consideration of extrinsic as well as intrinsic material properties.
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J.C.C. Fan, G.W. Turner, R.L. Chapman, C.O. Bozler and J.P. Donnelley, Solid State Research Report, Lincoln Laboratory, M.I.T. (1979:1) ESD-TR-79–8
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Goodenough, J.B. (1985). Materials Engineering: General Considerations. In: Schiavello, M. (eds) Photoelectrochemistry, Photocatalysis and Photoreactors. NATO ASI Series, vol 146. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7725-0_5
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