Modifying the solar spectrum to enhance silicon solar cell efficiency-An overview of available materials

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 238-249

  Strumpel C ^a   McCann, M ^a   Beaucarne, G ^b   Arkhipov, V ^b   Slaoui, A ^c   Svrcek V ^c   del Canizo C ^d   Tobias, I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b IMEC   (Belgium)

^c Faculté de Médecine   (France)

^d UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Down conversion; Photoluminescence; Silicon solar cells; Third Generation; Up conversion

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PHOTONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CELL EFFICIENCY; LOW ENERGY PHOTONS; SOLAR SPECTRUM;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33845315103     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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