http://www.dmsolar.com/monocrystalline-silicon-solar-cell1.html

According to SolarPanelCenter.net there are 4 types of solar panels, namely, Monocrystalline Silicon Panels, Polycrystalline Silicon Panels, String Ribbon Silicon Panels, and Amorphous Silicon Panels.

Jean-Paul Richard has written:

'Monocrystalline silicon gradiometer for gravity experiments in space' -- subject(s): Silicon, Reduced gravity environments

Yes, because of its hard surface(Diamond cubic link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_cubic)(link to Monocrystallin silicon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocrystalline_silicon).Copy the links.

There are a few different types of solar panel, for example Polycrystalline, Mono-crystalline, Amorphous or Hybrid.

Amorphous provides the best efficiency in low light conditions but does result in larger panel sizes.