loading page

Thermodynamic limit on the open circuit voltage of solar cells
  • Tom Markvart
Tom Markvart
University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Corresponding Author:tm3@soton.ac.uk

Author Profile

Abstract

A new thermodynamic limit for the open circuit voltage of solar cells that includes thermalization is obtained in terms of photon entropy. A simple graphical construction makes it possible to link this limit to the existing limits for single junction cells due to Trivich and Flinn, Shockley and Queisser and Würfel, and the thermodynamic Carnot-type limit for hot-carrier solar cell. At the fundamental level, this limit points to similarity between photovoltaic and thermoelectric energy conversion.
23 Aug 2024Submitted to Progress in Photovoltaics
23 Aug 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
24 Aug 2024Submission Checks Completed
24 Aug 2024Assigned to Editor
08 Oct 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned