Enhancement of Schottky solar cell efficiency above its semiempirical limit
- 1 September 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 27 (5), 287-288
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.88448
Abstract
Geometries are described for increasing the efficiency of Schottky solar cells above the theoretical limits recently calculated. The ultimate conversion efficiencies for the new cells are the same as for p‐n junction devices. With present technology, improvements of over 50% above the old limits are possible.Keywords
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