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If the metal on the surface is a small particle instead of a smooth surface, the particle will vibrate - scattering the light and keeping it inside the solar cell.

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  1. noun The outer or the topmost boundary of an object.
  2. noun A material layer constituting such a boundary.
  3. noun Mathematics The boundary of a three-dimensional figure.
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  • If the metal on the surface is a small particle instead of a smooth surface, the particle will vibrate - scattering the light and keeping it inside the solar cell. —  Scientific Blogging
  • "We have to know where the surface is and how deep our hole is." —  physicsworld.com: all content
  • Kimi Raikkonen: When I went off the track at Turn 9, I clipped the kerb and the surface was a bit slippery there because of the rain. —  Pitpass - the latest hottest F1 & A1 GP news
  • We saw saw flakes on the WeatherDeck in Cockeysville this morning, even though air temperatures at the surface were above freezing. —  Blog updates
  • It may seem totally wrong, and it may be completely unfair, but it's human nature to assume that what's on the surface is a reflection of what's underneath. —  WordPress.com News
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edge ·  wall ·  area ·  mass ·  material ·  rock ·  shape ·  skin ·  layer ·  space ·  light ·  portion

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surface:   surfaces ·  surfaced ·  surfacing
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  1. French : sur-, above (from Old French; see sur-) + face, face (from Old French; see face).

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  1. from Old French (and F.) surface, from sur- + face, face; taking the place of *surfice, from Latin superficies, the upper side, the top, surface: see superficies.
  2. from surface, n.
 

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