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Shining Light on Solar Cells - Chapter 4: Photons

by ChristopherTan

One final hurdle to go through before we start touching solar cells is the physics of light. Light can be thought of as a cluster of wave particles called photons. Understanding photons is a crucial part of understanding solar cells.

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