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Course overview
Below are modules and lectures related to 3rd generation photovoltaic concepts.
Detailed balance
Also known as the Shockley-Queisser limit, it describes the max efficiency of a 1J cell
Multi-exciton generation
This concepts relies on one high-energy photon generating multiple carriers
Multifunction PV
Multiple pn-junctions are used to surpass the Shockley-Queisser limit
Light trapping limit
This section describes the optical light trapping limit for bulk materials and solar cells
Hot carrier solar cells
This concepts relies on extracting carriers before they thermallize
Detailed balance (Shockley and Queisser limit)
Multijunction solar cells
Hot carrier solar cells
Multi-exciton solar cells
Light trapping limit
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