Enhancing the performance of silicon solar cells via the application of passive luminescence conversion layers

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 90, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2329-2337

  Richards, B S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Down conversion; Luminescent solar concentrator; Photovoltaics; Silicon; Solar cells; Up conversion

Indexed keywords

LATTICE CONSTANTS; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SILICON;

DOWN-CONVERSION; LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATOR; PASSIVE LUMINESCENCE CONVERSION LAYERS; UP-CONVERSION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33746938331     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.03.035     Document Type: Article

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