Efficiency above the Shockley-Queisser limit by using nanophotonic effects to create multiple effective bandgaps with a single semiconductor.
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We present a pure photonic approach to overcome the Shockley-Queisser limit. A single material can show different effective bandgap, set by its absorption spectrum, which depends on its photonic structure. In a tandem cell configuration constructed from a single material, one can achieve two different effective bandgaps, thereby exceeding the Shockley-Queisser limit.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nano letters
دوره 14 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014