Advanced material concepts for luminescent solar concentrators

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1312-1322

  Rowan, Brenda C ^a   Wilson, Lindsay R ^a   Richards, Bryce S ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluorescent; Luminescent; Photovoltaic (PV); Quantum yield; Solar concentrator

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FLOWCHARTING; LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINESCENCE; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

FLUORESCENT; LUMINESCENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV); QUANTUM YIELD; SOLAR CONCENTRATOR;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 53349103860     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2008.920282     Document Type: Article

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