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When radiant energy falls on the boundary between dissimilar substances, photovoltaic cells, known also as solar cells, generate a voltage. The energy of the sun is converted directly into electricity using these solar cells through the photovoltaic process. This is called “the photovoltaic effect”. The light hitting a solar cell produces both