Hnub ci cell yog ib hom photoelectric semiconductor nti uas siv lub hnub ci los ua hluav taws xob ncaj qha, tseem hu ua "solar chip" lossis "photocell". Tsuav nws yog illuminated los ntawm lub teeb uas ua tau raws li tej yam illumination tej yam kev mob, nws muaj peev xwm tso zis voltage instantly thiab tsim tam sim no thaum muaj ib tug Circuit Court. Hauv physics, nws yog hu ua photophotovoltaic (PV) luv luv.
Lub hnub ci hlwb yog cov khoom siv uas ncaj qha hloov lub teeb lub zog rau hauv lub zog hluav taws xob los ntawm cov nyhuv photoelectric lossis photochemical nyhuv. Crystalline silicon solar cells ua haujlwm nrog cov nyhuv photovoltaic yog lub hauv paus, thaum lub hlwb nyias ua haujlwm nrog cov nyhuv photochemical tseem nyob rau theem embryonic.
