Cov photoelectric conversion efficiency ntawm monocrystalline silicon solar cells yog li 18%, hnub ci vaj huam sib luag thiab qhov siab tshaj yog 24%. Qhov no yog qhov siab tshaj plaws photoelectric hloov dua siab tshiab txhua yam ntawm cov hnub ci hlwb, tab sis tus nqi tsim khoom yog loj heev uas nws tsis tuaj yeem siv dav. Txij li cov monocrystalline silicon feem ntau encapsulated nrog toughened iav thiab dej tsis txau, lub hnub ci vaj huam sib luag nws yog ruaj thiab muaj kev pab cuam lub neej txog 25 xyoos.
Cov txheej txheem tsim khoom ntawm polycrystalline silicon solar cells zoo ib yam li ntawm monocrystalline silicon solar cells, tab sis cov duab hluav taws xob photoelectric efficiency ntawm polycrystalline silicon solar cells tau txo ntau, hnub ci vaj huam sib luag thiab nws cov photoelectric conversion efficiency yog txog 16%. Hais txog cov nqi tsim khoom, nws pheej yig dua li monocrystalline silicon solar cells, cov ntaub ntawv yooj yim rau kev tsim khoom, lub zog siv hluav taws xob tau txuag, hnub ci vaj huam sib luag thiab tag nrho cov nqi qis dua, yog li nws tau tsim hauv qhov nyiaj ntau. Tsis tas li ntawd, hnub ci vaj huam sib luag kev pabcuam lub neej ntawm polycrystalline silicon solar cells yog luv dua li ntawm monocrystalline silicon solar cells. Hais txog cov nqi kev ua tau zoo, hnub ci vaj huam sib luag monocrystalline silicon hnub ci hlwb zoo dua me ntsis.
Amorphous silicon solar cell yog hom tshiab ntawm nyias-zaj duab xis hnub ci cell uas tshwm sim xyoo 1976. Nws yog qhov txawv ntawm monocrystalline silicon thiab polycrystalline silicon solar cells. Cov txheej txheem ua tau yooj yim heev, lub hnub ci vaj huam sib luag cov khoom siv silicon tsawg tsawg, hnub ci vaj huam sib luag thiab lub zog siv tau tsawg dua. Qhov zoo dua yog tias nws tuaj yeem tsim hluav taws xob hauv qhov teeb meem tsawg. Txawm li cas los xij, hnub ci vaj huam sib luag teeb meem tseem ceeb ntawm amorphous silicon solar cells yog tias photoelectric hloov dua siab tshiab tsawg tsawg. Kev ua tiav thoob ntiaj teb muaj kwv yees li 10%, hnub ci vaj huam sib luag thiab nws tsis ruaj khov. Raws li lub sijhawm los ntawm, nws hloov dua siab tshiab txuag txo.