Communicate how technological devices use wave behavior and wave-matter interactions to transmit information and capture energy (HS-PS4-5).
Adjust the incident light (sunlight) interacting with the semiconductor matter to generate electricity.
When light waves (photons) strike the silicon semiconductor (matter), they transfer their energy to electrons.
If the energy is high enough, the electron breaks free. The solar cell's internal electric field forces these free electrons to flow in one direction, creating a usable electric current.