Improved model for solar cells with up-conversion of low-energy photons

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1538-1544

  Badescu, Viorel ^a   Badescu, Alina Mihaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Refractive index; Solar cells; Up converter

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY GAP; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CONCENTRATION RATIO; LOW ENERGY PHOTONS; LOW-ENERGY; RC SYSTEM; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR PHOTONS; UP CONVERSION; UP-CONVERTER;

SOLAR CELLS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; MODEL; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 59049097862     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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