Polycrystalline Monocrystalline Solar Panels

The composition of these cells is purer because each cell is made from a single piece of silicon.

Polycrystalline monocrystalline solar panels.

Monocrystalline solar panels appear to be quite expensive when compared to polycrystalline panels. The price of a monocrystalline panel ranges from 200 to 300 which mainly depends on the quality and size of a solar panel. The main difference between the two technologies is the type of silicon solar cell they use. As a result mono panels are slightly more efficient than poly panels.

Monocrystalline solar panels have solar cells made from a single crystal of silicon while polycrystalline solar panels have solar cells made from many silicon fragments melted together. Polycrystalline solar cells are manufactured like monocrystalline panels a seed crystal is placed into molten silica. Monocrystalline solar panels contain cells that are cut from a single crystalline silicon ingot. Polycrystalline solar panels will appear somewhat differently in terms of color.

However polycrystalline solar panels are relatively cheaper than monocrystalline panels. Monocrystalline solar panels are the dark black colored solar panels that are more efficient than other forms. The typical polycrystalline panel will have a bluer shade while the monocrystalline panel will be darker black in color. Monocrystalline solar panels are dark black in color while polycrystalline solar panels are blue in color.

This cooling process causes multiple crystals to form.