Towards broad range and highly efficient down-conversion of solar spectrum by Er3Yb3 co-doped nano-structured glass-ceramics

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1612-1617

  Rodrguez, V D ^a   Tikhomirov, V K ^b   Mndez Ramos, J ^a   Yanes, A C ^a   Moshchalkov, V V ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Down conversion; Nano glass ceramics; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; CO-DOPED; CO-DOPED GLASS; DOWNCONVERSION; FLUORIDE NANOPARTICLES; NANO-GLASS-CERAMICS; NANO-STRUCTURED; SEMICONDUCTOR SOLAR CELLS; SILICA GLASS; SOLAR PHOTONS; SOLAR SPECTRUM;

ERBIUM; GLASS CERAMICS; PHOTONS; SILICA; SOLAR CELLS; YTTERBIUM;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 77955426468     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.04.081     Document Type: Article

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