External quantum efficiency analysis of Si solar cells with II-VI nanocrystal luminescent down-shifting layers

Energy Procedia

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages 83-87

  Rothemund, R ^a   Kreuzer, S ^a   Umundum, T ^a   Meinhardt, G ^b   Fromherz, T ^a   Jantsch, W ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^b Blue Chip Energy GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

CdSe ZnS nanocrystals; EQE analysis; Luminescent down shifting; Modelling; Solar cells; Spectrum conversion

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; CDSE/ZNS; ELSEVIER; EQE ANALYSIS; ETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; II-VI NANOCRYSTALS; LUMINESCENT DOWN-SHIFTING; LUMINESCENT PARTICLE; MODELLING; OPTICAL MODELS; SHORT-WAVELENGTH; SI SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR MODULE; SPECTRUM CONVERSION; TWO PARAMETER; ULTRA-VIOLET;

EFFICIENCY; ETHYLENE; LUMINESCENCE; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84855644031     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.10.157     Document Type: Conference Paper

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