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Reply to 'On the thermodynamics of light trapping in solar cells'

Reply to 'On the thermodynamics of light trapping in solar cells' correspondence respectively. Writing the reciprocity R  = 4πn ∫αϕ dE (ref. 7) with α as the cannot be varied independently from the rad bb relation explicitly yields equation (2) absorption coefficient of the photovoltaic other terms: variations of I by changes of in Box 1. The first term describes the absorber. The resulting two terms have ε (by angular restriction) or of A (by out rad,f radiative open-circuit voltage V (at full their correspondence in terms 3 and 4 changing light trapping) as discussed in oc angular restriction) by integrating the cell’s of equation (1). ref. 1 are counterbalanced in the correct absorptance A over the Sun’s spectrum ϕ Let us first compare the two approaches equation (2) by the denominators of Sun or the black-body spectrum ϕ (photons in the radiative limit (QE = 1) where in terms 2 or 1, respectively. Therefore, we bb per unit area and unit solid angle at the equation (1) term 4 vanishes whereas in must state that finally there is no situation cell’s temperature T). When assuming equation (2) term 3 and 4 cancel out to left where equation (1) can be operative in rad,f that the absorptance A of the solar cell yield qV  = qV  + kTln(ε /ε ), that a physically meaningful sense. In contrast, oc http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Materials Springer Journals

Reply to 'On the thermodynamics of light trapping in solar cells'

Atwater, Harry A.; Polman, Albert
Nature Materials , Volume 13 (2) – Jan 23, 2014
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Materials Science; Materials Science, general; Optical and Electronic Materials; Biomaterials; Nanotechnology; Condensed Matter Physics
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10.1038/nmat3838
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correspondence respectively. Writing the reciprocity R  = 4πn ∫αϕ dE (ref. 7) with α as the cannot be varied independently from the rad bb relation explicitly yields equation (2) absorption coefficient of the photovoltaic other terms: variations of I by changes of in Box 1. The first term describes the absorber. The resulting two terms have ε (by angular restriction) or of A (by out rad,f radiative open-circuit voltage V (at full their correspondence in terms 3 and 4 changing light trapping) as discussed in oc angular restriction) by integrating the cell’s of equation (1). ref. 1 are counterbalanced in the correct absorptance A over the Sun’s spectrum ϕ Let us first compare the two approaches equation (2) by the denominators of Sun or the black-body spectrum ϕ (photons in the radiative limit (QE = 1) where in terms 2 or 1, respectively. Therefore, we bb per unit area and unit solid angle at the equation (1) term 4 vanishes whereas in must state that finally there is no situation cell’s temperature T). When assuming equation (2) term 3 and 4 cancel out to left where equation (1) can be operative in rad,f that the absorptance A of the solar cell yield qV  = qV  + kTln(ε /ε ), that a physically meaningful sense. In contrast, oc

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Published: Jan 23, 2014

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