Thermodynamics of losses in photovoltaic conversion

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Markvart, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENTROPY; HOT CARRIERS; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

INCIDENT BEAM; JUNCTION CELL; KINETIC LOSSES; PHOTON COOLING; SOLAR PHOTON;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 34547850655     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2766857     Document Type: Article

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