Enum: PVCellType
Types of photovoltaic cell technologies
URI: valuesets:PVCellType
Permissible Values
| Value | Meaning | Description | Exact Mappings | Related Mappings | Application | Efficiency Range | Material | Status | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONOCRYSTALLINE_SILICON | Monocrystalline silicon (mono-Si) cells | CHEBI:27573 | 17-22% | silicon | |||||
| POLYCRYSTALLINE_SILICON | Polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) cells | CHEBI:27573 | 15-17% | silicon | |||||
| PASSIVATED_EMITTER_REAR_CELL | Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC) | 19-22% | silicon | ||||||
| HETEROJUNCTION | Heterojunction (HJT) cells | 21-24% | silicon | ||||||
| TUNNEL_OXIDE_PASSIVATED_CONTACT | Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) cells | 22-24% | silicon | ||||||
| INTERDIGITATED_BACK_CONTACT | Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) cells | 22-24% | silicon | ||||||
| CADMIUM_TELLURIDE | Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film cells | CHEBI:232800 | 16-18% | cadmium_telluride | thin-film | ||||
| COPPER_INDIUM_GALLIUM_SELENIDE | Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film cells | 15-20% | CIGS | thin-film | |||||
| AMORPHOUS_SILICON | Amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film cells | CHEBI:27573 | 6-8% | silicon | thin-film | ||||
| GALLIUM_ARSENIDE | Gallium arsenide (GaAs) cells | space, concentrator | 25-30% | gallium_arsenide | |||||
| PEROVSKITE | Perovskite solar cells | 20-25% | perovskite | emerging | |||||
| ORGANIC | Organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells | 10-15% | organic | emerging | thin-film | ||||
| TANDEM | Tandem/multi-junction cells | 25-35% |
Slots
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| pv_cell_type | Types of photovoltaic cell technologies |
See Also
Identifier and Mapping Information
Schema Source
- from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
LinkML Source
name: PVCellType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of photovoltaic cell technologies
title: Photovoltaic Cell Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
see_also:
- OEO:00000348
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
MONOCRYSTALLINE_SILICON:
text: MONOCRYSTALLINE_SILICON
description: Monocrystalline silicon (mono-Si) cells
annotations:
material:
tag: material
value: silicon
efficiency_range:
tag: efficiency_range
value: 17-22%
aliases:
- mono-Si
- single-crystal silicon
related_mappings:
- CHEBI:27573
POLYCRYSTALLINE_SILICON:
text: POLYCRYSTALLINE_SILICON
description: Polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) cells
annotations:
material:
tag: material
value: silicon
efficiency_range:
tag: efficiency_range
value: 15-17%
aliases:
- poly-Si
- multi-crystalline silicon
related_mappings:
- CHEBI:27573
PASSIVATED_EMITTER_REAR_CELL:
text: PASSIVATED_EMITTER_REAR_CELL
description: Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC)
annotations:
material:
tag: material
value: silicon
efficiency_range:
tag: efficiency_range
value: 19-22%
aliases:
- PERC
HETEROJUNCTION:
text: HETEROJUNCTION
description: Heterojunction (HJT) cells
annotations:
material:
tag: material
value: silicon
efficiency_range:
tag: efficiency_range
value: 21-24%
aliases:
- HJT
- HIT
TUNNEL_OXIDE_PASSIVATED_CONTACT:
text: TUNNEL_OXIDE_PASSIVATED_CONTACT
description: Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) cells
annotations:
material:
tag: material
value: silicon
efficiency_range:
tag: efficiency_range
value: 22-24%
aliases:
- TOPCon
INTERDIGITATED_BACK_CONTACT:
text: INTERDIGITATED_BACK_CONTACT
description: Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) cells
annotations:
material:
tag: material
value: silicon
efficiency_range:
tag: efficiency_range
value: 22-24%
aliases:
- IBC
CADMIUM_TELLURIDE:
text: CADMIUM_TELLURIDE
description: Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film cells
annotations:
material:
tag: material
value: cadmium_telluride
type:
tag: type
value: thin-film
efficiency_range:
tag: efficiency_range
value: 16-18%
aliases:
- CdTe
exact_mappings:
- CHEBI:232800
COPPER_INDIUM_GALLIUM_SELENIDE:
text: COPPER_INDIUM_GALLIUM_SELENIDE
description: Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film cells
annotations:
material:
tag: material
value: CIGS
type:
tag: type
value: thin-film
efficiency_range:
tag: efficiency_range
value: 15-20%
aliases:
- CIGS
- CIS
AMORPHOUS_SILICON:
text: AMORPHOUS_SILICON
description: Amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film cells
annotations:
material:
tag: material
value: silicon
type:
tag: type
value: thin-film
efficiency_range:
tag: efficiency_range
value: 6-8%
aliases:
- a-Si
related_mappings:
- CHEBI:27573
GALLIUM_ARSENIDE:
text: GALLIUM_ARSENIDE
description: Gallium arsenide (GaAs) cells
annotations:
material:
tag: material
value: gallium_arsenide
efficiency_range:
tag: efficiency_range
value: 25-30%
application:
tag: application
value: space, concentrator
aliases:
- GaAs
PEROVSKITE:
text: PEROVSKITE
description: Perovskite solar cells
annotations:
material:
tag: material
value: perovskite
efficiency_range:
tag: efficiency_range
value: 20-25%
status:
tag: status
value: emerging
ORGANIC:
text: ORGANIC
description: Organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells
annotations:
material:
tag: material
value: organic
type:
tag: type
value: thin-film
efficiency_range:
tag: efficiency_range
value: 10-15%
status:
tag: status
value: emerging
aliases:
- OPV
TANDEM:
text: TANDEM
description: Tandem/multi-junction cells
annotations:
efficiency_range:
tag: efficiency_range
value: 25-35%
aliases:
- multi-junction