Which outcome occurs within photovoltaic cells when light excites electron-hole pairs?

💡 Explanation

Increased current occurs within the cell's depletion region because photoexcitation generates electron-hole pairs, and the built-in electric field separates them; therefore a current flows, rather than band gap changes or piezoelectric effects dominate which would occur from other excitations.

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