Edmond Becquerel made the world first photovoltaic effect 1839. In this research, silver chloride or silver bromide was used to coat the platinum electrodes; once the electrodes were illuminated, voltage and current were generated.
Because of this work, the photovoltaic effect has also been known as the “Becquerel effect”.
Edmond Becquerel born on 24 March 1820 a French physicist who studied the solar spectrum, magnetism, electricity and optics.
The photovoltaic effect is the fundamental physical process in which photovoltaic cell converts sunlight into electricity.
Sunlight is comprised of photons that are packets of solar energy.
These photons contain various amounts of energy that match different wavelengths of the solar spectrum.
As soon as the photons strike a photovoltaic cell, they could be reflected or absorbed, or they could pass right through. Absorbed by the photons generate electricity.
A solar cell is an electronic device which directly converts sunlight into electricity. Solar Cell produces both a current and a voltage to generate electric power.
