Evaluating upconversion materials developed to improve the efficiency of solar cells: Comment

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1352-1355

  Liao, Meisong ^a   Qin, Guanshi ^a   Yan, Xin ^a   Hughes, Mark ^a   Suzuki, Takenobu ^a   Ohishi, Yasutake ^a  

^a TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLAR CELLS;

PUMP POWER; UP-CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; UPCONVERSION MATERIALS;

PUMPS;

EID: 77955733457     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.001352     Document Type: Article

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