The Photoelectric Effect: How Solar Panels Generate Renewable Energy

Welcome to the “Photoelectric Effect” simulation! In this simulation, you will learn all about the photoelectric effect discovering, along the way, how it conflicts with the wave model of light and can only be explained by the photon model. Following this, you will explore how solar panels use the effect to generate electricity.

Below is all the information you need to become a photoelectric effect genius:

• The Photoelectric Effect
• Photoelectric Effect - Expected Wave Behaviour
• Photoelectric Effect - Experimental Observations
• The Photon Model of Light
• Experimental Observations Explained:
  • Threshold Frequency in the Photon Model
  • Lack of Measurable Delay in the Photon Model
  • Speed and Number of Photoelectrons in the Photon Model
• Solar Panels