For example, Innovalight, based in Sunnyvale, ca, has developed a method for printing silicon nanoparticles that can improve the amount of light conventional crystalline silicon solar panels absorb.

例如，位于加里福利亚州山景城的Innovalight公司开发了一种涂刷硅纳米颗粒的方法来提高晶体硅太阳能板吸收阳光的能力。

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Most solar panels are made with crystalline silicon, but you can also make solar cells out of amorphous silicon, commonly known as thin-film silicon.

大部分太阳能电池板是由晶体硅制成，但是，你也可以用非晶硅制成太阳能电池，这种非晶体硅通常被叫作薄膜硅。

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Instead of traditional crystalline silicon solar panels, it will be using thin film solar, which uses elements other than silicon.

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While thin-film solar panels have lower efficiencies than conventional crystalline silicon panels like those found on residential rooftops, they could be produced at a cheaper cost, especially when silicon prices rise.

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First Solar makes the most efficient thin film panels, SunPower makes the most efficient crystalline silicon panels.

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