Spectral-based analysis of thin film luminescent solar concentrators

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1366-1369

  Dienel, Thomas ^a   Bauer, Christophe ^a   Dolamic, Igor ^a   Bruhwiler Dominik D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; LSC; Lumogen F Red 305; Self absorption

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION PROPERTY; GLASS SUBSTRATES; LIGHT-HARVESTING; LSC; LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; LUMOGEN; LUMOGEN F RED 305; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTON FLUX;

ABSORPTION; FLOWCHARTING; FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION; GLASS; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954311383     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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