Shockley–Queisser limit

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The Shockley–Queisser limit is a theoretical maximum efficiency for single-junction solar cells, defining the upper bound on how much sunlight can be converted into electricity under standard conditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf photovoltaic concept ⓘ
solar cell efficiency limit ⓘ
theoretical efficiency limit ⓘ
appliesTo p–n junction solar cell ⓘ
single absorber photovoltaic device ⓘ
single-junction solar cell ⓘ
appliesUnder AM0 spectrum for space applications with different numerical value ⓘ
standard AM1.5G solar spectrum for terrestrial applications ⓘ
assumes black-body radiation spectrum for the sun ⓘ
cell temperature of about 300 K ⓘ
detailed balance between absorption and emission ⓘ
no optical concentration unless explicitly included ⓘ
no series resistance ⓘ
radiative recombination as the only recombination mechanism ⓘ
standard test conditions for solar illumination ⓘ
step-function absorption at the band gap energy ⓘ
thermal equilibrium between solar cell and surroundings ⓘ
belongsTo field of energy conversion thermodynamics ⓘ
field of photovoltaics ⓘ
field of semiconductor physics ⓘ
characterizes trade-off between current and voltage in a solar cell ⓘ
constrains conversion of sunlight to electricity in single-junction photovoltaics ⓘ
defines maximum theoretical power conversion efficiency of a single-junction solar cell ⓘ
dependsOn semiconductor band gap ⓘ
explains why single-junction solar cells cannot reach 100% efficiency ⓘ
hasApproximateValue about 33% efficiency for an ideal single-junction cell under standard AM1.5G illumination ⓘ
about 41% efficiency for an ideal single-junction cell under full optical concentration ⓘ
hasMaximumEfficiencyAt band gap around 1.1–1.4 eV under AM1.5G spectrum ⓘ
isAlsoCalled Shockley–Queisser efficiency limit ⓘ
detailed balance limit ⓘ
isBasedOn detailed balance principle ⓘ
isCircumventedBy carrier multiplication concepts in principle ⓘ
hot-carrier solar cells in principle ⓘ
intermediate band solar cells in principle ⓘ
multi-junction solar cells ⓘ
tandem perovskite–silicon solar cells ⓘ
upconversion and downconversion schemes in principle ⓘ
isRelatedTo Carnot efficiency ⓘ
thermodynamic limits of energy conversion ⓘ
isUsedAs benchmark for photovoltaic device performance ⓘ
isUsedIn design of high-efficiency solar cells ⓘ
motivates development of multi-junction solar cells ⓘ
development of tandem solar cells ⓘ
research into concepts that circumvent single-junction limits ⓘ
namedAfter Hans Queisser ⓘ
William Shockley ⓘ
wasIntroducedBy Hans J. Queisser ⓘ
linked to: Hans Queisser

William Shockley ⓘ
wasProposedIn 1961 ⓘ
wasPublishedIn Journal of Applied Physics ⓘ

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Shockley–Queisser limit → isAlsoCalled → Shockley–Queisser efficiency limit ⓘ
linked to: Shockley–Queisser limit
Hans Queisser → knownFor → Shockley–Queisser limit ⓘ
Hans Queisser → notableWork → Shockley–Queisser limit paper ⓘ
linked to: Shockley–Queisser limit
Yablonovitch limit in light trapping → relatedConcept → Shockley–Queisser limit ⓘ