What kind of metalloids are used to make solar electric cells?

Question

What kind of metalloids are used to make solar electric cells?

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Answer 1

silicon crystals have a reaction with sunlight that produces electricity

Answer 2

Silicon, their atoms knock off the electrons and they form a circuit to convert the heat and light energy into electricity.

There are also dark solar cells made out of glass with black wires, which use the energy to directly heat water.

Remember revising this today, so it should be something along the lines of that! Hope this helps.