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How the Optical Properties of a Solar Cell Influence its Performance - From the Efficiency Limits to Real Devices

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Abstract

The contribution shows how the properties of real world photovoltaic devices are physically linked to the idealized situation defined by the Shockley-Queisser efficiency limit and how differences between real devices and the limitis can be measured. The preeminent role of optics in the definition of a detailed balance theory beyond Shockley-Queisser is highlighted.

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