Realistic maximum efficiency of solar energy conversion into work vs exergy efficiency

V Badescu - Energy Efficiency, 2023 - Springer
A new formalism is used to evaluate the amount of available work transported by the solar
energy flux. The formalism is based on the concept of statistically deformed blackbody …

[PDF][PDF] From geologist to solar energy scientist: Pathways to improving the performance and sustainability of photovoltaics

P Isherwood - Research Journeys to Net Zero, 2024 - library.oapen.org
I have always had a particular fascination for rocks, and especially gemstones. As a child,
family holidays were usually to Scotland, and collecting gems wherever we went was both …

Effect of absorptivity on device performance of ratchet-type intermediate band solar cells

A Sharan, J Kumar - IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We have theoretically modeled ratchet-type intermediate band solar cells (IBSCs) and
analyzed the effect of varying absorption coefficients on their performance. The main …