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Line 108: − − − Now what? The electrons and holes are free and excited with nowhere to go. The continual incident rays of the photons continue to generate electron hole pairs and charge separation causes the presence of uncombined excess negative charges on the n-type side and excess holes on the p-type side, a charge imbalance exists in the cell. + +
→Generating current with Photons
[[File:PV cell with photon and electron holes 2.png|thumb|alt=|342x342px]]An electron hole pair is created, i.e a free electron and a free hole. Because of the existing electric field at the depletion Zone, this freed electron is attracted to the n-type side, being repelled by the barrier. Likewise, the holes encounter is attracted to the p-type side.
[[File:PV cell with photon and electron holes 2.png|thumb|alt=|342x342px]]An electron hole pair is created, i.e a free electron and a free hole. Because of the existing electric field at the depletion Zone, this freed electron is attracted to the n-type side, being repelled by the barrier. Likewise, the holes encounter is attracted to the p-type side.
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Now what? The electrons and holes are free and excited with nowhere to go. The continual incident rays of the photons continue to generate electron hole pairs and charge separation causes the presence of uncombined excess negative charges on the n-type side and excess holes on the p-type side, a charge imbalance exists in the cell.
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