How Do Solar Panels Work? (Physics of Solar Cells)

People say that solar power is the future of renewable energy, but how do solar panels work anyway? Join us as we explore the world of semiconductors using chemistry. http://brilliant.org/ScienceAsylum
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VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS

Does Electricity REALLY Flow?
https://youtu.be/QKxep82_9b8

What the HECK is Energy?
https://youtu.be/snj1wBtn6I8

Why Are Some Things Transparent?
http://youtu.be/wDu0KMdDD1I

What is Electric Charge?
https://youtu.be/gvX29HPmBEI

You Do NOT “Charge” A Battery!
http://youtu.be/cPQbkTkGsnI
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RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS

Crash Course on Semiconductors:
https://youtu.be/ivWXuOd5SrI

Hot Mess on Solar Power:
https://youtu.be/8Ns1qo4DUU0

The Good Stuff on Solar Power:
https://youtu.be/ZxSrb7FgVcA

Veritasium on Transistors:
https://youtu.be/IcrBqCFLHIY
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OTHER SOURCES

https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/solar-cell.htm
https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/solarcells
https://www.pveducation.org/pvcdrom/design-of-silicon-cells/anti-reflection-coatings
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LINKS TO COMMENTS

Video on Semiconductors?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKxep82_9b8&lc=UgxQdJs24EOqBCFDT854AaABAg />
What Direction is Current?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKxep82_9b8&lc=UgwKoSfnWH8ZhgxWxqB4AaABAg />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKxep82_9b8&lc=UgzO0JepGK87Fgo-58p4AaABAg />________________________________
IMAGE CREDITS

Inverter:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SunGen_Sharon_Solar_12.jpg

Solar Arrays:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_panels_on_a_roof.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:15_kW_Solar_array_at_Canterbury_Municipal_Building_Canterbury_New_Hampshire.jpg

Bob Ross:
http://youtu.be/0n4f-VDjOBE

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