1839 - Edmond Becquerel observes the photovoltaic effect via an electrode in a conductive solution exposed to light. 1873 - Willoughby Smith finds that selenium shows photoconductivity. 1874 - James Clerk Maxwell writes to fellow mathematician Peter Tait of his observation that light affects the conductivity of selenium. 1877 - William Grylls Adams and Richard Ev. .
In the 19th century, it was observed that the sunlight striking certain materials generates detectable electric current – the . This discovery laid the foundation for . Solar cells have gone on to be used in many applications.. .
• 1901 - observes the variation in electron energy with light frequency.• 1904 - makes a semiconductor-junction solar cell ( and ).. .
• 1932 - Audobert and Stora discover the photovoltaic effect in (CdSe), a photovoltaic material still used today.• 1935 - Anthony H. Lamb receives patent US2000642, "Photoelectric device.". [pdf]
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