The effect of a scattering layer on the edge output of a luminescent solar concentrator

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1345-1350

  Debije, Michael G ^a   Teunissen, Jean Pierre ^c   Kastelijn, Maud J ^c   Verbunt, Paul P C ^a   Bastiaansen, Cees W M ^a,b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Polymer Technology Group Eindhoven BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Luminescent solar concentrator; Photovoltaic; Scatterer; Silver mirror

Indexed keywords

AIR-GAP; EDGE EMISSIONS; EMITTED LIGHT; ENERGY OUTPUT; LIGHT OUTPUT; LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATOR; LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SCATTERED LIGHT; SCATTERER; SCATTERING LAYER; SILVER MIRROR;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LUMINESCENCE; MIRRORS; SCATTERING; SILVER; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; WAVEGUIDES;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 67349208461     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.02.013     Document Type: Article

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