Efficiency enhancement of solar cells by application of a polymer coating containing a luminescent dye

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 272-276

  Slooff, L H ^a   Kinderman, R ^a   Burgers, A R ^a   Bakker, N J ^a   Van Roosmalen, J A M ^a   Buchtemann A ^b   Danz, R ^b   Schleusener, M ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Luminescent spectrum converter; Spectrum shift

Indexed keywords

DYES; ENERGY CONVERSION; INFRARED RADIATION; LUMINESCENT DEVICES; POLYMER FILMS;

LUMINESCENT SPECTRUM CONVERTERS; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SPECTRAL LOSSES; SPECTRUM SHIFTS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 34548234875     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2735347     Document Type: Article

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