What is the ultimate efficiency of photovoltaic cells?
In 1961 Shockley and Queisser proposed the detailed balance limit of a classical single p-n junction solar cell. The ultimate efficiency has been evaluated to be 44 %. However, several factors reduce this figure… (Question of the Week, 14.3.2011)
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