Detailed balance limit of efficiency of p-n junction solar cells

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• Photovoltaic modulecomposition evidence recorded
• Thermophotovoltaic conversioncomposition evidence recorded
• Betavoltaic batterycomposition evidence recorded
• Combustion-driven micro-thermophotovoltaic generatorcomposition evidence recorded
• Radioluminescent (beta-photovoltaic) nuclear batterycomposition evidence recorded
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Alpha particles → Alphavoltaic effect → Electron–hole pairs → Electrical work5/5 established
• Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Thermal emission → Photons → Photovoltaic effect → Electron–hole pairs → Electrical work7/7 established
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal emission → Photons → Photovoltaic effect → Electron–hole pairs → Electrical work7/7 established
• Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal emission → Photons → Photovoltaic effect → Electron–hole pairs → Electrical work7/7 established
• Incident radiation flux → Photothermal absorption → Temperature gradient → Thermal emission → Photons → Photovoltaic effect → Electron–hole pairs → Electrical work7/7 established
• Radiative imbalance with the sky → Radiative sky cooling → Temperature gradient → Thermal emission → Photons → Photovoltaic effect → Electron–hole pairs → Electrical work7/7 established
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Alpha particles → Radioluminescence → Photons → Photovoltaic effect → Electron–hole pairs → Electrical work7/7 established

first 12 of 15 routes shown

Claims citing this source · 8

Named pathways citing this source · 1

• Photovoltaic modulecommercial

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Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). source source:shockley-queisser-1961: Detailed balance limit of efficiency of p-n junction solar cells. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/source/shockley-queisser-1961

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