EFFICIENCY OF QUANTUM-UTILIZING SOLAR-ENERGY CONVERTERS IN THE ABSENCE OF INTRABAND THERMALIZATION

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ROSS, RT
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[1] Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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10.1063/1.91263
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O59 [应用物理学];
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In some photoelectrical and photochemical devices, energy conversion may occur before thermal equilibrium within the electronic bands of the absorber. A statistical thermodynamic argument shows that such hot-transfer devices cannot have an efficiency greater than that of an ideal device in which thermalization precedes energy conversion.
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