Enhancing the performance of photovoltaic cells by using down-converting KCaGd(PO4)2:Eu3+ phosphors

Journal of Rare Earths

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 907-910

  Yen Chi, Chen ^a   Woan Yu, Huang ^a   Teng Ming, Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

down converting phosphor; rare earths; screen printing; solar cells

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EUROPIUM; LIGHT EMISSION; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOSPHORS; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCREEN PRINTING; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

DOWN-CONVERTING PHOSPHOR; HIGH ENERGY; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SI SOLAR CELLS; SI-BASED; SILICON-BASED; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE; SPECTRAL CONVERSION; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTON;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 80054971086     PISSN: 10020721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0721(10)60565-0     Document Type: Article

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