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solar cell

electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect
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Summary

solar cell ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,737 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: transducer[2], semiconductor diode[3], optoelectronic device[4], electric power source[5]
  • Part of: solar cell panel[6]
  • Commons category: Solar cells[7]
  • Time of discovery or invention: 1839[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Solar cells[9]
  • Commons gallery: Solar cell[10]
  • MCN code: 8541.40.16[11], 8541.40.32[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13]
  • P6009: 14995[14]

Why It Matters

solar cell has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 127 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → ['4I8Qbq', '3Ugyvh', '1oYlQu']
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0251627-fotovoltaicke-clanky
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0251627-fotovoltaicke-clanky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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