Amorphous silicon

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000057",
  "term": "Amorphous silicon",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "An alloy of silica and hydrogen, with a disordered, noncrystalline internal atomic arrangement, that can be deposited in thin-film layers (a few micrometers in thickness) by a number of deposition methods to produce thin-film photovoltaic cells on glass, metal, or plastic substrates.",
  "subject": "Renewable energy",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/amorphous-silicon/"
}