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Tabulated values of the Shockley–Queisser limit for single junction solar cells
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The detailed balance limit for solar cells presented by Shockley and Queisser in 1961 describes the ultimate efficiency of an ideal p-n junction solar cell illuminated by a black body with a surface temperature of 6000 K as mentioned in this paper.About:
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Single-Junction Organic Solar Cell with over 15% Efficiency Using Fused-Ring Acceptor with Electron-Deficient Core
Jun Yuan,Yunqiang Zhang,Liuyang Zhou,Liuyang Zhou,Guichuan Zhang,Hin-Lap Yip,Tsz-Ki Lau,Xinhui Lu,Can Zhu,Can Zhu,Hongjian Peng,Paul A. Johnson,Mario Leclerc,Yong Cao,Jacek Ulanski,Yongfang Li,Yingping Zou +16 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a ladder-type electron-deficient core-based central fused ring (Dithienothiophen[3.2-b]- pyrrolobenzothiadiazole) with a benzothiadiadiazoles (BT) core was proposed to fine-tune its absorption and electron affinity.
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Organic and solution-processed tandem solar cells with 17.3% efficiency
Lingxian Meng,Yamin Zhang,Xiangjian Wan,Chenxi Li,Xin Zhang,Yanbo Wang,Xin Ke,Zuo Xiao,Liming Ding,Ruoxi Xia,Hin-Lap Yip,Yong Cao,Yongsheng Chen +12 more
TL;DR: In this article, a semi-empirical model analysis and using the tandem cell strategy to overcome the low charge mobility of organic materials, leading to a limit on the active-layer thickness and efficient light absorption was performed.
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Defect and Contact Passivation for Perovskite Solar Cells.
TL;DR: The focus is on the origin of the various voltage-limiting mechanisms in PSCs, and the effect of such methods on the reduction of hysteresis are described.
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Dithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]pyrrol Fused Nonfullerene Acceptors Enabling Over 13% Efficiency for Organic Solar Cells.
Jia Sun,Xiaoling Ma,Zhuohan Zhang,Jiangsheng Yu,Jie Zhou,Xinxing Yin,Linqiang Yang,Renyong Geng,Rihong Zhu,Fujun Zhang,Weihua Tang +10 more
TL;DR: The results demonstrate the great potential of the new INP as an electron-donating building block for constructing high-performance nonfullerene acceptors for OSCs.
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All‐Inorganic CsPbX3 Perovskite Solar Cells: Progress and Prospects
TL;DR: This review aims to summarize the field up to now, propose solutions in terms of development bottlenecks, and attempt to boost further research in CsPbX3 PSCs.
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Organometal Halide Perovskites as Visible-Light Sensitizers for Photovoltaic Cells
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Detailed Balance Limit of Efficiency of p‐n Junction Solar Cells
TL;DR: In this article, an upper theoretical limit for the efficiency of p−n junction solar energy converters, called the detailed balance limit of efficiency, has been calculated for an ideal case in which the only recombination mechanism of holeelectron pairs is radiative as required by the principle of detailed balance.
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Solar Cell Efficiency Tables (Version 45)
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Semiconductor quantum dots and quantum dot arrays and applications of multiple exciton generation to third-generation photovoltaic solar cells.
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Improving solar cell efficiencies by down-conversion of high-energy photons
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