Thermodynamic efficiency limits for optically boosted planar solar cells

Y. Feng; S. Shrestha; S. Huang; G. Conibeer

doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.2.044010

Thermodynamic efficiency limits for optically boosted planar solar cells

Y. Feng, S. Shrestha, S. Huang, G. Conibeer

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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
Article number	044010
Pages (from-to)	1-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physical Review Applied
Volume	2
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.2.044010
Publication status	Published - Oct 2014
Externally published	Yes

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