Could ‘hot carrier’ solar cells break the theoretical efficiency limit?

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Up to 50% of the energy absorbed by a solar cell is lost as heat. Scientists are now developing a third generation of “hot carrier” solar cells that take advantage of this heat, potentially breaking the Shockley-Queisser limit of silicon-based PV.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/04/07/could-hot-carrier-solar-cells-break-the-theoretical-efficiency-limit/
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