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Episode 59: Photovoltaic Materials

Materialism: A Materials Science Podcast

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The History of Photovoltaics

The field of photovoltaics really kicked off with this discovery, the photoelectric effect. In terms of what goes on in a semiconductor, the one difference is that the electrons actually stay inside the material instead of being physically removed. So it's related to these two amplifiers you have over here for your guitar.

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