Solar-powered calculator
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solar-powered-calculator-298-8033367
title:
Solar-powered calculator
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Solar-powered calculators are hand-held electronic calculators powered by solar cells mounted on the device. They were introduced at the end of the 1970s. Amorphous silicon has been used as a photovoltaic solar cell material for devices which require very little power, such as pocket calculators, because their lower performance compared to conventional crystalline silicon solar cells is more than offset by their lower cost and simplified deposition onto a substrate. The first solar-powered (non-
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encyclopedia
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Calculators powered by built-in solar cells
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar-powered_calculator
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2024-04-08T00:47:46Z
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