Luminescent layers for enhanced silicon solar cell performance: Up-conversion

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 829-842

  Shalav, A ^a,b   Richards, B S ^c   Green, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Faculty of Applied Sciences   (Netherlands)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erbium; Luminescence; Photovoltaics; Rare earths; Silicon; Solar cells; Up conversion

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; ERBIUM; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

CRYSTALLINE SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE; LUMINESCENT LAYERS; SUB-BANDGAP PHOTONS; UP-CONVERSION;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 34147184460     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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