Shockley–Queisser limit

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf theoretical limit
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs detailed balance limit
gptkbp:appliesTo single-junction solar cells
gptkbp:assumes gptkb:AM1.5_solar_spectrum
detailed balance
one electron-hole pair per photon
radiative recombination only
gptkbp:basisFor solar cell efficiency analysis
gptkbp:dependsOn band gap of semiconductor
gptkbp:doesNotAccountFor hot carrier effects
multi-junction cells
upconversion or downconversion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shockley–Queisser limit
gptkbp:maximumEfficiency about 33.7%
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:William_Shockley
gptkb:Hans_Queisser
gptkbp:publicationYear 1961
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Journal_of_Applied_Physics
gptkbp:relatedTo photovoltaics
solar cell efficiency
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hans-Joachim_Queisser
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6