Sorts of solar cells

Materials of semiconductor

Transforming efficiency

Silicon

Crystalline

Single crystallin

12% - 20%

Poly crystallin

10% - 18%

Amorphous

Si, SiC, SiGe, SiH, SiO

6% - 9%

Compound

Single crystallin

GaAs, InP

18% - 30%

Poly crystallin

CdS, CdTe, CuIns, CuInGaSe

10% - 12%

Nano and organic

TiO₂/Dye

1% and under