Limiting photovoltaic efficiency under new ASTM International G173-based reference spectra

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 954-959

  Green, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

efficiency limits; Shockley Queisser limits; solar reference spectra

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ASTM INTERNATIONAL; PHOTO-VOLTAIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERSION; REFERENCE SPECTRUM; SHOCKLEY-QUEISSER LIMITS; SINGLE JUNCTION DEVICES;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84870060210     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1156     Document Type: Article

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