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Gallium and germanium are used in semiconductors; the latter is also used in infrared tech, fiber optic cables, and solar cells.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
These included 100-percent and 50-percent duties on electric vehicles and solar cells, respectively.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Tensions did not abate under his Democratic successor, Joe Biden, with relations at their lowest levels in decades and Washington introducing sharp tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, EV batteries and solar cells.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 6 Nov. 2024
Biden also increased tariffs on Chinese goods to 25 percent for steel and aluminum, to 50 percent on semiconductors, to 100 percent on electric vehicles (EV), to 25 percent for lithium-ion EV batteries, to 50 percent on solar cells, and to 25 percent for battery components.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1955, in the meaning defined above
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“Solar cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20cell. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
solar cell
noun
: a photoelectric cell that converts sunlight into electrical energy and is used as a power source
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