Solar Limitations

Solar Limitations

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Physics, Science

11th Grade - University

Hard

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5 questions

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1.

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3 mins • 1 pt

What discovery at Bell Labs in the mid-fifties contributed to the development of solar cells?

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2.

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3 mins • 1 pt

What is the limiting efficiency of a solar cell according to the calculations done by William Shockley and Hans Chrysler?

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3.

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3 mins • 1 pt

Explain why the efficiency of solar cells is limited to around 30% instead of 100%.

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4.

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3 mins • 1 pt

What role does the band gap of a semiconductor play in the efficiency of solar cells?

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3 mins • 1 pt

How could the efficiency of solar cells be improved theoretically if we had a monochromatic light source?

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