Cadmium telluride
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) is a stable crystalline compound formed from cadmium and tellurium. It is mainly used as the semiconducting…
Monocrystalline silicon
Monocrystalline silicon (also called "single-crystal silicon", "single-crystal Si", "mono c-Si", or mono-Si) is the base material for silicon chips used…
Polycrystalline silicon
Polycrystalline silicon, also called polysilicon or poly-Si, is a high purity, polycrystalline form of silicon, used as a raw material…
Crystalline silicon
Crystalline silicon (c-Si) is the crystalline forms of silicon, either multicrystalline silicon (multi-Si) consisting of small crystals, or monocrystalline silicon…
Semiconductor
A semiconductor material has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor, like copper, gold, etc. and an…
Semiconductor materials
Semiconductor materials are nominally small band gap insulators. The defining property of a semiconductor material is that it can be…
Multi-junction solar cell
Multi-junction (MJ) solar cells are solar cells with multiple p–n junctions made of different semiconductor materials. Each material's p-n junction…
Thin-film solar cell
A thin-film solar cell is a second generation solar cell that is made by depositing one or more thin layers,…
Application of photovoltaics
The solar PV is a power source that produces electricity from renewable sources, one obtained directly from solar radiation by…