Increase in external quantum efficiency of encapsulated silicon solar cells from a luminescent down-shifting layer

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-197

  McIntosh, Keith R ^a   Lau, Gay ^a   Cotsell, James N ^a   Hanton, Katherine ^a   Bätzner, Derk L ^b   Bettiol, Fabian ^c   Richards, Bryce S ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Riverside Centre   (Australia)

^d HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down shifting; Luminescence; Modules; Optics; Quantum efficiency

Indexed keywords

AT-WAVELENGTH; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; DOWN SHIFTING; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; MODULES; SCREEN-PRINTED;

LADDER NETWORKS; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 65549126454     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.867     Document Type: Article

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