Overcoming the poor short wavelength spectral response of CdS/CdTe photovoltaic modules via luminescence down-shifting: Ray-tracing simulations

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-34

  Richards, B S ^a,b   McIntosh, K R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CdS CdTe; Down shifting; Frequency conversion; Luminescence; Organic dyes; Ray tracing; Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RAY TRACING; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

DOWN SHIFTING; FREQUENCY CONVERSION; ORGANIC DYES; WAVELENGTH CONVERSION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 33846349223     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.723     Document Type: Article

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