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6 PHOTOVOLTAICS 117<br />

Figure 6.6: <strong>Energy</strong> gap versus interatomic spacing for multiple semiconductors.<br />

Used with permission from [71].<br />

Some solar cells are made from layered material with the largest energy<br />

gap material on the top. For example, a solar cell could be made from a top<br />

layer of ZnS, a middle layer of ZnSe, and a bottom layer of ZnTe. Photons<br />

with energy E > 3.6 eV would be absorbed in the ZnS layer. Photons<br />

with energy 2.7 eV

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