And no don’t say “cells generate electricity” Yes I know that, but what chemical or whatever process makes it that sunlight is converted to electricity?
I have been wondering this all my life an no matter how much research I do I can’t seem to find the answer, every place just says that some cells inside the panels is what generates electricity, but not how those cells do it
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Think of it as a bunch of electrons sitting on the edge of a cliff. In the dark, they all just sit there chilling. When it gets bright and sunny, they get all confused and start wandering around, but the sunlight makes them blind so they fall over the cliff. This makes the current flow.
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