Physical limitations to photovoltaic energy conversion

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Physical limitations to photovoltaic energy conversion

edited by Antonio Luque and Gerardo L. Araújo

A. Hilger, c1990

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Photovoltaic energy is seen by many as one of the main sources of energy in the future. Leading authorities in the field examine the constraints upon the efficiency of solar energy collection from the actual shape of the collector right through to the composition and structure of the cell itself. It also points to the ways in which the efficiency of the cell system can be increased until it approaches the physical limitations.

Table of Contents

Foreword. Preface. The requirements of high efficiency solar cells (A Luque). Limits to concentration by passive optical systems (W T Welford). Optical confinement in photovoltaics (J C Minano). Thermodynamic limits to photovoltaic energy conversion (J E Parrott). Limits to efficiency of single and multiple bandgap solar cells (G L Araujo). Limitations of the open-circuit voltage by recombination (P T Landsberg). Surface recombination in high efficiency silicon solar cells (R P Mertens, M Ghannam).

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