Black silicon photodetector breaks the 100% efficiency limit

Friday, August 14, 2020 - 07:20 in Physics & Chemistry

Aalto University researchers have developed a black silicon photodetector that has reached above 130% efficiency. Thus, for the first time, a photovoltaic device has exceeded the 100% limit, which has earlier been considered as the theoretical maximum for external quantum efficiency.

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