Abstract
Recent attempts have been made to convert the broadband solar spectrum into filtered light, for the purpose of boosting the efficiency of a planar solar cell. By developing a thermodynamic model, the rigorous efficiency limits of the optically boosted solar cells are presented, which are achievable in principle with a piecewise function of the front emissivity or the energy-redistribution lifetime.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 044010 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physical Review Applied |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |