Multijunction solar cell
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Solar Energy
A photovoltaic device comprised of two or more semiconductor materials or cell junctions, each capable of producing electricity with the photovoltaic effect by absorbing solar energy from different wavelengths of the solar spectrum. Multijunction solar cells can convert sunlight to electricity at greater overall efficiencies than single-junction cells.
- — Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary retrieved 2014-06-15