Read more: 12 Smart Gadgets You Didn't Know Existed Amorphous silicon panels predate all other thin film panels, and have been in use for decades in small electronics like solar-powered ...

There are four basic kinds of thin film solar panels, each with pros and cons: Amorphous silicon, organic photovoltaic, cadmium telluride, and copper indium gallium selenide. These are the ...

The scientists claim the performance marks an increase of around 16% on currently realized efficiencies for amorphous silicon solar. According to the ScienceDirect website, efficiencies for such ...

A company named Leap Photovoltaic claims they have a technology to create solar panels without silicon ... This sounds a lot like amorphous silicon cells which have been around for a while.