DOI: 10.1063/1.354886. Band-band impact ionization and solar cell efficiency

Band-band impact ionization and solar cell efficiency

10.1063/1.354886

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Abstract

The effect of impact ionization has been taken into account in the calculation of the maximum solar cell efficiency in the thermodynamic limit. A red shift of the optimum band gap is observed with respect to the Shockley–Queisser result. A maximum solar cell efficiency of 60.3% at Eg=0.8 eV is predicted, which compares with 43.9% at Eg=1.1 eV for the usual case. In order to obtain a significant increase in η, an impact ionization probability of at least a few percent is required. A most pronounced effect is observed for bandgap energies below about 1 eV.

Bibliography

Landsberg, P. T., Nussbaumer, H., & Willeke, G. (1993). Band-band impact ionization and solar cell efficiency. Journal of Applied Physics, 74(2), 1451â1452.

Authors 3

P. T. Landsberg (first)
H. Nussbaumer (additional)
G. Willeke (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 9:46 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Feb. 2, 2024, 6:25 a.m.)
Indexed	2 days, 14 hours ago (Sept. 3, 2025, 6:21 a.m.)
Issued	32 years, 1 month ago (July 15, 1993)
Published	32 years, 1 month ago (July 15, 1993)
Published Print	32 years, 1 month ago (July 15, 1993)

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BibTeX

@article{Landsberg_1993, title={Band-band impact ionization and solar cell efficiency}, volume={74}, ISSN={1089-7550}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.354886}, DOI={10.1063/1.354886}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Applied Physics}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Landsberg, P. T. and Nussbaumer, H. and Willeke, G.}, year={1993}, month=jul, pages={1451–1452} }

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