Which risk increases when a photovoltaic cell's crystalline structure degrades?

💡 Explanation

Increased electron-hole recombination degrades photovoltaic cell performance due to material imperfections. The defects lead to increased energy state gaps, thus facilitating Shockley-Read-Hall recombination, rather than charge separation; therefore, energy conversion efficiency decreases.

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