Nanoparticles for solar spectrum conversion

Nanotechnology for Photovoltaics

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 351-390

  van Sark, W G J H M ^a   Meijerink, A ^b   Schropp, R E I ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY GAP; LUMINESCENCE; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTONS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

A-CENTER; DOPED GLASS; LUMINESCENT DYES; NANOMETER-SIZED PARTICLES; NARROW BANDED; SOLAR SPECTRUM; UP-CONVERSION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77957136780     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420076752     Document Type: Chapter

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