GlossarySeptember 11, 2005

What is an Ovonic?

A device that converts heat or sunlight directly to electricity, invented by Standford Ovshinsky, that has a unique glass composition that changes from an electrically non-conducting state to a semiconducting state.

U.S. Department of Energy

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