Effet photovoltaïque

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L'effet photovoltaïque est un des effets photoélectriques. Il permet la production d'électricité à partir du rayonnement solaire et est mis en œuvre en particulier dans les cellules photovoltaïques. Ce phénomène physique a été découvert par le physicien français Edmond Becquerel. Description Lorsqu'un photon d'énergie suffisante frappe la zone de transition d’une cellule photovoltaïque composée de matériau semi-conducteur, typiquement de deux couches de silicium dopées différemment (N et P), il arrache un électron à l'atome de silicium en y laissant un trou. Cet électron, sous l'effet du champ électrique, se déplace du côté N tandis que le trou migre du côté P (excitation d'un électron de la bande de valence vers la bande de conduction). Ainsi, grâce aux photons qui transmettent leur énergie aux électrons, un mouvement de charges électriques se produit et un courant se manifeste à l'intérieur de la matière cristalline. Outre les cellules photovoltaïques (ou photopiles),

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