The Shockley–Queisser limit and the conversion efficiency of silicon-based solar cells

According to some estimates, every hour, Sun provides planet Earth with more energy than humankind consumes in a whole year. Part of this energy has been essential to ensure living conditions (warmth and food production, for instance) and, more recently, to generate electricity by means of atmospher...

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Main Author: A.R. Zanatta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Results in Optics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666950122001092