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This project aims to surpass the efficiency limits of traditional solar cells by developing new methods for converting low-energy photons into usable energy. It explores thermodynamic concepts to enhance photon absorption and proposes innovative techniques for improving photovoltaic performance.
The Shockley Queisser (SQ) limits the efficiency of single junction photovoltaic (PV) cells and sets the maximum efficiency for Si PV at about 30%.
This is because of two constraints: i.
The energy PV generates at each conversion event is set by its bandgap, irrespective of the photon’s energy.
Thus, energetic photons lose most of their energy to heat. ii. PV cannot harness photons at lower energy than its bandgap.
Therefore, splitting energetic photons, and fusing two photons each below the Si…
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