Fundamental losses in solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 286-293

  Hirst, Louise C ^a   Ekins Daukes, Nicholas J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carnot factor; monochromatic absorber; photovoltaics; solar cell; thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BAND GAPS; BOLTZMANN FACTORS; CARNOT FACTOR; CARRIER COOLING; CONCENTRATOR CELLS; CURRENT-LIMITING PROCESS; DISCRETE ENERGY LEVELS; EMISSION ANGLE; ENTROPY TRANSFER; FUNDAMENTAL LIMITS; GRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION; INTRINSIC LOSS; INTRINSIC MECHANISMS; MONOCHROMATIC ABSORBER; NOVEL DEVICES; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PHOTON EMISSIONS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; SPECTRUM SPLITTING; THERMALISATION;

ABSORPTION; ENTROPY; FREE ENERGY; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; MONOCHROMATORS; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; OPTICAL LOSSES; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR CELLS; SUN; THERMODYNAMICS;

ABSORPTION COOLING;

EID: 79953649333     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1024     Document Type: Article

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