Shockley–Queisser limit

Summary

Shockley–Queisser limit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• Shockley–Queisser limit is credited with the discovery of William Shockley^[2].
• Shockley–Queisser limit is credited with the discovery of Hans-Joachim Queisser^[3].
• Shockley–Queisser limit's image is recorded as ShockleyQueisserFullCurve.svg^[4].
• Shockley–Queisser limit's subclass of is recorded as dimensionless quantity^[5].
• +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shockley–Queisser limit^[6].
• Shockley–Queisser limit's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04yhcz3^[7].
• Shockley–Queisser limit's described at URL is recorded as http://sjbyrnes.com/sq.pdf^[8].
• Shockley–Queisser limit's BabelNet ID is recorded as 01280396n^[9].
• Shockley–Queisser limit's Quora topic ID is recorded as Shockley–Queisser-Limit^[10].
• Shockley–Queisser limit's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 36573342^[11].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include William Shockley^[2], a physicist^[12], 1910–1989^[13], of United Kingdom^[14], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[15], specialised in semiconductor physics^[16] and Hans-Joachim Queisser^[3], a physicist^[17], 1931–2025^[18], of Germany^[19], awarded the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg^[20].

Why It Matters

Shockley–Queisser limit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]