Monocrystalline Solar Panel

A monocrystalline solar panel is a highly popular and advanced type of solar panel. They harness energy from the sun, convert it to electricity, run home appliances, save money as well as the environment. The time is gone when these devices were rejected for being expensive. With technology getting advanced the solar market has designed several types of solar gadgets including solar panels that are an all-rounder and still good for your pockets. In this article, you will learn about one such incredible solar gadget that is a monocrystalline solar panel.

Monocrystalline solar panels are also called single crystalline silicon solar panels. Because these solar panels are made of a single piece of silicon crystal. These silicon crystals are cylindrical in shape. The silicon used to make these solar panels are high in purity. To increase the efficiency and maintain the cost, the solar cells are cut off from all its edges. Monocrystalline solar panels are also known for their dark black hue on their surface.

Key Features

These cells in the panel have a pyramid pattern which offers a larger surface area to collect more energy from the sun’s rays.
The top surface is diffused with phosphorus which helps to create an orientation that is electrically negative as compared to the bottom which has a positive electrical orientation, which in turn helps to create the electric field.
To reduce reflection and thereby increase absorption, the cells are coated with silicon nitride.
The produced electricity is collected through metal conductors printed onto the cells.