Core-shell nanophosphor with enhanced NIR-visible upconversion as spectrum modifier for enhancement of solar cell efficiency

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 6837-6846

  Khan, Atif F ^a   Yadav, Ravishanker ^a   Mukhopadhya, P K ^b   Singh, Sukhvir ^a   Dwivedi, Charu ^c   Dutta, Viresh ^c   Chawla, Santa ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b RAJA RAMANNA CENTRE FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Core shell nanoparticle; Energy conversion; Rare earth ions; Solar cells; Spectrum modification; Upconversion photoluminescence

Indexed keywords

CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLES; CORE/SHELL; CUBIC PHASE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; GREEN CHEMISTRY; LOW FLUX; MONODISPERSE; NANOPHOSPHORS; NEAR-INFRARED EXCITATION; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; RARE EARTH IONS; SHELL NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; SPECTRUM MODIFICATION; UP-CONVERSION; UP-CONVERSION LUMINESCENCE;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ERBIUM; INFRARED DEVICES; METAL IONS; NANOPARTICLES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOLAR CELLS; YTTERBIUM;

GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS;

CORE SHELL NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; GREEN CHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84857037364     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0591-9     Document Type: Article

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