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solar panels
how do solar panels convert solar energy to electricity ? does anyone know the working mechanism in depth ?
This tutorial from MIT may help:
https://web.mit.edu/taalebi/www/scitech/pvtutorial.pdf
Another:
https://teachers.usd497.org/agleue/Gratzel_solar_cell assets/Basics of a Photovoltaic Solar Cell.htm
This gives basics of different cell structures:
https://www.eere.energy.gov/basics/renewable_energy/pv_cell_structures.html
https://web.mit.edu/taalebi/www/scitech/pvtutorial.pdf
Another:
https://teachers.usd497.org/agleue/Gratzel_solar_cell assets/Basics of a Photovoltaic Solar Cell.htm
This gives basics of different cell structures:
https://www.eere.energy.gov/basics/renewable_energy/pv_cell_structures.html