What semiconductor materials would be more suitable for a single junction pv device for ground or roof based applications using absorption data for four semiconductor materials. Assume typical solar spectrum AM 1.5, and that materials have comparable absorption coefficients. 2. Based on data, can you suggest a photovoltaic devices with higher conversion efficiency than the one discussed in number 1? Explain your answer

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What semiconductor materials would be more suitable for a single junction pv device for ground or roof based applications using absorption data for four semiconductor materials. Assume typical solar spectrum AM 1.5, and that materials have comparable absorption coefficients.

2. Based on data, can you suggest a photovoltaic devices with higher conversion efficiency than the one discussed in number 1? Explain your answer 

Normalized absorbance (a.u.)
1.0-
0.8-
0.6-
0.4
0,2-
0.0
300
428
400
500
Wavelength (nm)
504533548
2
3
4
n
1
600
700
Transcribed Image Text:Normalized absorbance (a.u.) 1.0- 0.8- 0.6- 0.4 0,2- 0.0 300 428 400 500 Wavelength (nm) 504533548 2 3 4 n 1 600 700
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