Luminescent spectral splitting: Efficient spatial division of solar spectrum at low concentration

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1741-1755

  Fisher, Brent ^a   Biddle, John ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrating photovoltaics; Luminescence; Multijunction; Nanocrystals; Optics

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; DETAILED BALANCE; ELECTRIC CONVERSION; EPITAXIALLY GROWN; GEOMETRIC CONCENTRATION FACTOR; LIGHT OUTPUT; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; MULTIJUNCTION; NOVEL CONCEPT; OPTICAL COMPONENTS; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; POWER EFFICIENCY; SIMILAR DESIGN; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SPATIAL DIVISION; SPECTRAL BAND; SPECTRAL CHANNELS; SPECTRAL COMPONENTS; SPECTRAL SPLITTING; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY;

AVAILABILITY; ENERGY GAP; FLOWCHARTING; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL DESIGN; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 79955464075     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.01.043     Document Type: Article

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