Understanding the up-conversion dynamics in high efficiency Yb 3+-Tm3+ systems for solar cells

Optical Materials

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 179-182

  Rodriguez V D ^a   Mendez Ramos J ^a   Tikhomirov, V K ^b   Del Castillo, J ^a   Yanes, A C ^a   Moshchalkov, V V ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Nano structured glass ceramics; Photovoltaic cells; Up conversion

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

BALANCE EQUATIONS; EMISSION PEAKS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; MULTIPHOTON EXCITATION; NANO-STRUCTURED; OXYFLUORIDES; UP CONVERSION; UP-CONVERSION EMISSION;

GLASS CERAMICS;

EID: 80054688007     PISSN: 09253467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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