The presence of these oppositely charged ions creates an internal electric field that prevents electrons in the n-type layer to fill holes in the p-type layer. When sunlight strikes a solar cell, electrons in the silicon are ejected, which results in the formation of “holes”—the vacancies left behind by the escaping electrons.
When sunlight strikes a solar cell, electrons in the silicon are ejected, which results in the formation of “holes”—the vacancies left behind by the escaping electrons. If this happens in the electric field, the field will move electrons to the n-type layer and holes to the p-type layer.
The operation of solar cells is intimately related to two kinds of particles, electrons and holes, known as the charge carriers of semiconductors. For the case of electrons, this does not come as a surprise since general knowledge identifies an electric (charge) current to the continuous flow of electrons.
The construction of a solar cell is very simple. A thin p-type semiconductor layer is deposited on top of a thick n-type layer. Electrodes from both the layers are developed for making contacts. A thin electrode on the top of the p-type semiconductor layer is formed. This electrode does not obstruct light to reach the thin p-type layer.
Instead, it is free to move inside the silicon structure. A solar cell consists of a layer of p-type silicon placed next to a layer of n-type silicon (Fig. 1). In the n-type layer, there is an excess of electrons, and in the p-type layer, there is an excess of positively charged holes (which are vacancies due to the lack of valence electrons).
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