Image:SolarCellLightPath.jpg|Fig 1: is a diagram of how light (the yellow line) enters the solar cell. It first passes through "A" (the blue region) which is the anti-reflective layer of the cell. The sunlight then travels through, "B," (the green layer) the material the cell is made of, e.g. silicon, gallium arsenide, etc. Then the rays travel the the backing material, "C," (the gray region) which is normally made of aluminum. At this point the photons which remain unabsorbed are reflected off of the backing nd ravel at an angle back out of the cell through both "A" and "B." | Image:SolarCellLightPath.jpg|Fig 1: is a diagram of how light (the yellow line) enters the solar cell. It first passes through "A" (the blue region) which is the anti-reflective layer of the cell. The sunlight then travels through, "B," (the green layer) the material the cell is made of, e.g. silicon, gallium arsenide, etc. Then the rays travel the the backing material, "C," (the gray region) which is normally made of aluminum. At this point the photons which remain unabsorbed are reflected off of the backing nd ravel at an angle back out of the cell through both "A" and "B." |