A solid‐state electrical device that converts light directly into direct currentSee electric current. electricityEnergy resulting from the flow of charged particles, such as... of voltage‐currentSee electric current. characteristics that are a function of the characteristics of the light source and the materials in and design of the device. Solar photovoltaic devices are made of various semiconductor materials including silicon,
cadmium sulfide, cadmium telluride, and gallium arsenide, and in single crystalline, multicrystallineA semiconductor (photovoltaic) material composed of variously oriented, small, individual..., or amorphous forms.
