A new approach to modelling quantum dot concentrators

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 75, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 363-371

  Chatten, A J ^a   Barnham, K W J ^a   Buxton, B F ^b   Ekins Daukes, N J ^a   Malik, M A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concentrator; Luminescence; Modelling; Quantum dots (QDs); Radiative transfer; Re absorption; Red shift; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DIFFUSION; DYES; LUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

LUMINESCENT COLLECTORS;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 6444245319     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00182-4     Document Type: Article

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