XPost: sci.physics, sci.electronics.design, sci.chem   
   From: jasen@xnet.co.nz   
      
   On 2013-04-30, Tim Wescott  wrote:   
   > On Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:36:22 -0700, RichD wrote:   
      
   > I'm not sure why quantum efficiency would suffer as recombination time   
   > goes down unless (a) they're referring to the overall quantum efficiency   
   > (in which case power efficiency and quantum efficiency are just synonyms)   
      
   I can't see power efficiency being synonymous with quantum efficiency   
   solars photons go in with an mean energy of around 2eV and you get   
   electron current out (of a silicon photocell) at less than a third of that.   
      
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