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Sustainable single-source precursor-derived quantum cutting Si1−x−yGexCy thin films
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ikbal, Juleiha Vittal, Jagadese J. |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | Owing to its unlimited abundance, the successful conversion of solar energy to electric current with high efficiency have been a topic of interest in recent days. A conventional solar cell made of crystalline Si is limited by the Shockley-Queisser limit of only 33%, which states the highest attainable conversion efficiency (from solar energy to electricity) of the solar cell material. The value obtained is based under the assumption that upon absorption of a single electron-hole pair by a single photon in a conventional solar cell, the major portion of photon that was absorbed is wasted by means of phonon scattering and thermal radiation (thermal losses). The unfavorable efficiency coupled with cost factors associated with respect to starting material, high temperature processing steps and strict parameter controls questions the sustainability of conventional cells in commercial domain. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1107/S2053273317083371 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.iucr2017.org/abstract/myaccount/pdf/iucr2017-abstract-d766a8bcf261d5886b156b3e1908f230.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053273317083371 |
| Volume Number | 73 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
