English Explanatory Dictionary

Shockley-Queisser limit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The maximum theoretical efficiency of a solar cell using a single p-n junction to collect power from the cell.

Word forms

Shockley-Queisser limit the Shockley-Queisser limit

Etymology

First calculated by William Shockley and Hans-Joachim Queisser at Shockley Semiconductor in 1961.

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