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University of Illinois Scientists Indicate Us Little Known Techniques to Create More Efficient Solar Panels

June 4th, 2010

gallium arsenide

gallium arsenide

While silicon is actually the industry standard semiconductor in almost all electric units, which includes the pv cells that pv panels utilize to convert sunshine into energy, it is hardly the most cost-efficient material readily available. For example, the semiconductor gallium arsenide and associated compound semiconductors provide practically two times the performance as silicon in solar products, however they are rarely utilized in utility-scale applications because of their excessive manufacturing cost.
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