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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"High efficiency photovoltaics"”.
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Materials, photophysics and device designs for high efficiency photovoltaics
… past, the cost of power generated using solar photovoltaics (PVs) has dropped below that of power generated by oil and gas, making them an attractive candidate in the renewable energy market. The Shockley-Queisser limit (S-Q limit), also known as the detailed balance limit, refers to the …
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Light-Matter Interactions in High-Efficiency Photovoltaics, Light-Emitting Devices, and Strongly Coupled Microcavities
… electricity generation, emerging thin film photovoltaics now rival traditional silicon-based solar cells in terms of power conversion efficiency (PCE) due to dramatic improvements to optoelectronic material properties and device architectures. Within electricity consumption, quantum dot …
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Assessment of the micromorph tandem solar cell
The bringing of high efficiency photovoltaics from extraterrestrial applications to terrestrial ones has begun to be realized. The micromorph tandem solar cell shows great promise as it boasts both high efficiency and low cost. The device consists of an amorphous top cell and a microcrystalline …
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Identification and mitigation of performance-limiting defects in epitaxially grown kerfless silicon for solar cells
… silicon to be cost effective, wafers must be of high electrical quality, as the power conversion efficiency of a photovoltaic module is the strongest determinant of manufacturing cost. Epitaxially grown kerfless silicon has the potential to both significantly reduce silicon waste, and provide …