How to Use solar cell in a Sentence

solar cell

noun

• The next step for the researchers is to make an actual solar cell.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2023
• Meanwhile, Bell Labs went on to invent the practical solar cell in the 1950s.
  — Nicholas Wyman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• The tariff rate will double, up to 50%, on solar cell imports this year.
  — The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
• That battery can be fully charged by the solar cells, but there’s USB-C charging too.
  — Jeremy White, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023
• The rate on Chinese solar cells will double to 50 percent.
  — Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 14 May 2024
• China is now the world’s largest producer of solar cells.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune Asia, 8 Apr. 2024
• What if, instead of cement and asphalt, roads were paved with solar cells?
  — Zoë Schlanger, Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2014
• This comes from small solar cells perched on a rod well above the four wings, to avoid interrupting airflow.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 26 June 2019
• This type of solar cell is made out of mono-crystalline silicon.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2019
• And until recently, that was enough to keep them head and shoulders above solar cells.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 24 May 2022
• The result is a flat design like a solar cell that can absorb more, and less direct, sunlight.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Sep. 2020
• When a solar cell is in the dark, electrons in the material stay bound to their respective atoms.
  — Samuel D. Stranks, Scientific American, 1 July 2015
• But this work was only meant as a proof of concept of exciton fission in a solar cell.
  — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, 11 July 2019
• The solar cells would need to be resilient to space radiation and debris.
  — Kat Friedrich, Ars Technica, 15 July 2024
• To test the new solar cells, Yang’s team compared the yields of two dollhouse-sized greenhouses growing broccoli, mung beans, and wheat.
  — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023
• But the modern solar cell wasn't invented until the mid-1900s.
  — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 7 Oct. 2021
• So a team at Riken began in 2020 to work on a mounted solar cell system that would allow the bugs to recharge their batteries.
  — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2022
• While the first solar cells resemble today's cells in terms of look, there are a number of differences.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2019
• Salvage a computer fan, power it with a solar cell, and surround it with wet cloth.
  — Rob Goodier, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2017
• China produces 60% of the world’s solar cells and 71 percent of solar modules.
  — Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2018
• Malaysia, for example, is the third-largest manufacturer of solar cells in the world.
  — The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
• The tariff on solar cells imported from China will increase from 25% to 50% this year.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
• As proof of concept, the battery and solar cell were combined into a simple, yet striking, bracelet.
  — Sylvia Morrow, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2017
• For one, perovskite solar cells are flexible and easy to produce.
  — Time, 4 June 2018
• This is exactly the same process your average solar cell follows, but the gold layer is the true standout.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2020
• Philae, which landed in a shadow and quickly lost power as its solar cells failed, rides aboard 67P still.
  — TIME.com, 25 Oct. 2017
• In a solar cell, photons from the sun knock electrons out of atoms, producing an electric current.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 19 Mar. 2021
• And solar cell phone chargers, of course, are crucial for those doing all the logistical work.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2021
• This discovery could pave the way for on-site space station construction in the future: sulfur can be used to create solar cells, fertilizer, and even concrete.
  — Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2024
• Many of the panels WRS receives can have a second life because their solar cells remain functional and can be sold at a fraction of the original price, often in overseas markets.
  — Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024