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Material · material:silicon

Crystalline silicon

The dominant photovoltaic and betavoltaic junction material.

Atlas record: 2 claims reference this material — 2 established.

Explorerelations · sources · cite

conditions: solid · semiconductor required
2claims0enumerated routes0routes with complete-composition evidence0candidate routes not searched4cited sources

Relations

observed in · 2
Betavoltaic effect—observed in→Crystalline siliconestablished
Photovoltaic effect—observed in→Crystalline siliconestablished

Cited sources · 4

  1. [1]
    P. Rappaport. The electron-voltaic effect in p-n junctions induced by beta-particle bombardment (1954)
    Physical Review 93, 246 · doi:10.1103/PhysRev.93.246.2 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
  2. [2]
    M. A. Prelas, et al.. A review of nuclear batteries (2014)
    Progress in Nuclear Energy 75, 117–148 · doi:10.1016/j.pnucene.2014.04.007 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
  3. [3]
    D. M. Chapin, C. S. Fuller, G. L. Pearson. A new silicon p-n junction photocell for converting solar radiation into electrical power (1954)
    Journal of Applied Physics 25, 676–677 · doi:10.1063/1.1721711 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
  4. [4]
    M. A. Green, et al.. Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 63) (2024)
    Progress in Photovoltaics 32, 3–13 · doi:10.1002/pip.3750 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

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