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Shockley–Queisser limit

Detailed-balance limit for one junction: sub-gap photons are lost and excess photon energy thermalises. The 33.7 % figure is a defined reference regime (modern tabulations give ≈ 33.2 % at AM1.5G, 298 K), so a datum is compared only when it states that basis.

Atlas record: 1 claim references this constraint — 1 established.

Explorerelations · sources · cite

η ≤ 33.7% for a single p–n junction under unconcentrated AM1.5 sunlight

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Relations

bounded by · 1
Photovoltaic effect—bounded by→Shockley–Queisser limitestablished
  • single junction, unconcentrated sunlight

Cited sources · 2

  1. [1]
    W. Shockley, H. J. Queisser. Detailed balance limit of efficiency of p-n junction solar cells (1961)
    Journal of Applied Physics 32, 510–519 · doi:10.1063/1.1736034 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
  2. [2]
    M. A. Green, et al.. Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 63) (2024)
    Progress in Photovoltaics 32, 3–13 · doi:10.1002/pip.3750 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

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