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Which efficiency loss occurs when exceeding a solar cell's Voc?

A)Increased non-irradiative Shockley-Read-Hall recombination
B)Photon recycling suppresses bulk recombination
C)Surface plasmon resonance quantum enhancement
D)Auger recombination dominates radiative losses

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Exceeding Voc increases non-irradiative Shockley-Read-Hall recombination because excess carriers accumulate at defect sites, dissipating energy as heat, therefore reducing cell efficiency, rather than radiative recombination maintaining higher voltages.

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