List of types of solar cells
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A solar cell (also called photovoltaic cell or photoelectric cell) is a solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. The following are the different types of solar cells.
Solar cell
A solar cell is a solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect....
A solar cell (also called photovoltaic cell or photoelectric cell) is a solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. The following are the different types of solar cells.
- Buried contact solar cell
- Cadmium telluride solar cell
- Copper indium gallium selenide solar cellsCopper Indium Gallium Selenide Solar CellsCopper indium gallium selenide is a direct bandgap semiconductor useful for the manufacture of solar cells. Because the material strongly absorbs sunlight, a much thinner film is required than of other semiconductor materials...
- Dye-sensitized solar cell
- Gallium arsenide germanium solar cell
- Hybrid solar cellHybrid solar cellHybrid solar cells combine advantages of both organic and inorganic semiconductors. Hybrid photovoltaics have organic materials that consist of conjugated polymers that absorb light as the donor and transport holes. Inorganic materials in hybrid cell are used as the acceptor and electron...
- Monocrystalline solar cell
- Multijunction solar cell
- Nanocrystal solar cellNanocrystal solar cellQuantum dot solar cells are an emerging field in solar cell research that uses quantum dots as the photovoltaic material, as opposed to better-known bulk materials such as silicon, copper indium gallium selenide or CdTe. Quantum dots have bandgaps that are tunable across a wide range of energy...
- Organic solar cellOrganic solar cellAn organic photovoltaic cell is a photovoltaic cell that uses organic electronics--a branch of electronics that deals with conductive organic polymers or small organic molecules for light absorption and charge transport....
- Plasmonic solar cellPlasmonic solar cellPlasmonic solar cells are a class of photovoltaic devices that convert light into electricity by using plasmons. PSCs are a type of thin-film SC which are typically 1-2μm thick. They can use substrates which are cheaper than silicon, such as glass, plastic or steel. The biggest problem for thin...
- Plastic solar cell
- Polycrystalline solar cell
- Polymer solar cellPolymer solar cellPolymer solar cells are a type of flexible solar cell. They can come in many forms including: organic solar cell , or organic chemistry photovoltaic cell that produce electricity from sunlight using polymers. There are also other types of more stable thin-film semiconductors that can be deposited...
- Quantum dot solar cell
- Solid-state solar cell
- Thin film solar cellThin film solar cellA thin-film solar cell , also called a thin-film photovoltaic cell , is a solar cell that is made by depositing one or more thin layers of photovoltaic material on a substrate...
- Wafer solar cell