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Thermodynamic Efficiency Limits for Optically Boosted Planar Solar Cells
Phys. Rev. Applied 2, 044010 – Published 17 October, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.2.044010
Abstract
Recent attempts have been made to convert the broadband solar spectrum into filtered light, for the purpose of boosting the efficiency of a planar solar cell. By developing a thermodynamic model, the rigorous efficiency limits of the optically boosted solar cells are presented, which are achievable in principle with a piecewise function of the front emissivity or the energy-redistribution lifetime.
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