Resonance-shifting to circumvent reabsorption loss in luminescent solar concentrators

Nature Photonics

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 694-701

  Giebink, Noel C ^a,b,c   Wiederrecht, Gary P ^a,b   Wasielewski, Michael R ^a,b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

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EID: 80455160364     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2011.236     Document Type: Article

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