How to Use solar cell in a Sentence

solar cell

noun
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  • The next step for the researchers is to make an actual solar cell.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2023
  • Meanwhile, Bell Labs went on to invent the practical solar cell in the 1950s.
    — Nicholas Wyman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The tariff rate will double, up to 50%, on solar cell imports this year.
    — The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
  • That battery can be fully charged by the solar cells, but there’s USB-C charging too.
    — Jeremy White, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The rate on Chinese solar cells will double to 50 percent.
    — Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 14 May 2024
  • China is now the world’s largest producer of solar cells.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune Asia, 8 Apr. 2024
  • What if, instead of cement and asphalt, roads were paved with solar cells?
    — Zoë Schlanger, Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2014
  • This comes from small solar cells perched on a rod well above the four wings, to avoid interrupting airflow.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 26 June 2019
  • This type of solar cell is made out of mono-crystalline silicon.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2019
  • And until recently, that was enough to keep them head and shoulders above solar cells.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 24 May 2022
  • The result is a flat design like a solar cell that can absorb more, and less direct, sunlight.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Sep. 2020
  • When a solar cell is in the dark, electrons in the material stay bound to their respective atoms.
    — Samuel D. Stranks, Scientific American, 1 July 2015
  • But this work was only meant as a proof of concept of exciton fission in a solar cell.
    — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, 11 July 2019
  • The solar cells would need to be resilient to space radiation and debris.
    — Kat Friedrich, Ars Technica, 15 July 2024
  • To test the new solar cells, Yang’s team compared the yields of two dollhouse-sized greenhouses growing broccoli, mung beans, and wheat.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023
  • But the modern solar cell wasn't invented until the mid-1900s.
    — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 7 Oct. 2021
  • So a team at Riken began in 2020 to work on a mounted solar cell system that would allow the bugs to recharge their batteries.
    — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2022
  • While the first solar cells resemble today's cells in terms of look, there are a number of differences.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2019
  • Salvage a computer fan, power it with a solar cell, and surround it with wet cloth.
    — Rob Goodier, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2017
  • China produces 60% of the world’s solar cells and 71 percent of solar modules.
    — Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Malaysia, for example, is the third-largest manufacturer of solar cells in the world.
    — The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
  • The tariff on solar cells imported from China will increase from 25% to 50% this year.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
  • As proof of concept, the battery and solar cell were combined into a simple, yet striking, bracelet.
    — Sylvia Morrow, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2017
  • For one, perovskite solar cells are flexible and easy to produce.
    — Time, 4 June 2018
  • This is exactly the same process your average solar cell follows, but the gold layer is the true standout.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2020
  • Philae, which landed in a shadow and quickly lost power as its solar cells failed, rides aboard 67P still.
    — TIME.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • In a solar cell, photons from the sun knock electrons out of atoms, producing an electric current.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 19 Mar. 2021
  • And solar cell phone chargers, of course, are crucial for those doing all the logistical work.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2021
  • This time the longest flight was ‘just’ 22.5 hours, but in operation the aircraft will fly patrol missions lasting for weeks, powered by solar cells in the day and batteries at night.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Many of the panels WRS receives can have a second life because their solar cells remain functional and can be sold at a fraction of the original price, often in overseas markets.
    — Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024

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