Crystalline silicon is the dominant semiconducting material used in photovoltaic technology for the production of solar cells. These cells are assembled into solar panels as part of a photovoltaic system to generate solar power from sunlight.

Crystalline silicon (c-Si) cells are obtained from thin slices of silicon (wafers) 160–240 μm thick, cut from a single crystal or a block. The type of crystalline cell produced depends on the silicon wafer manufacturing process

Crystalline silicon cells are made of silicon atoms connected to one another to form a crystal lattice. This lattice provides an organized structure that makes conversion of light into electricity more efficient.

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The first solar  silicon solar cell  was invented in 1941 by Russell Ohl (read here)