DocumentCode
1865751
Title
Thermal-quantum solar cells
Author
Bailey, Adam J. ; Honsberg, Christiana B.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
19-24 June 2011
Abstract
The realization of a solar cell with a small number of bandgaps and physical processes which can theoretically attain the maximum possible thermodynamic limits is of substantial interest. Furthermore, achieving the maximum thermodynamic efficiency without concentration is particularly important because of the simpler system configuration. To approach the maximum one-sun efficiency of 68%, a thermal-quantum converter must be used.
Keywords
solar absorber-convertors; solar cells; thermodynamics; efficiency 68 percent; one-sun efficiency; thermal-quantum converter; thermal-quantum solar cells; thermodynamic efficiency; thermodynamic limits; Hot carriers; Mathematical model; Photonic band gap; Photonics; Photovoltaic cells; Sun; Thermodynamics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2011 37th IEEE
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
ISSN
0160-8371
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9966-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186353
Filename
6186353
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