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Why are solar cells blue and not black?

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Question added by Mahmoud Samy , Mechanical Engineer , AlMnaber Engineering Consulting
Date Posted: 2017/02/13
Muhammad Arslan Khan
by Muhammad Arslan Khan , Project Manager , Greenco holding

Blue are Multi crystalline (Impurity Added) while black are Mono Crystalline( Pure form)

Ahmed Kamal
by Ahmed Kamal , Senior Solar PV Engineer , Waad Al Taqa LTD

If the solar cells absorbed all incoming visible light, then they would simply appear black. However, no solar cell is one hundred percent efficient in absorbing all visible light, It is this weak reflection that gives rise to the effective blue color of common solar cell panels, so the anti-reflection technology used now normally absorb light, letting blue lights reflected most. The most efficient solar panel should be black, absorbing nearly all the light.

 

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