Photophysical properties of fluorescent PMMA/SiO 2 nanohybrids for solar energy applications

Journal of Luminescence

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1786-1791

  El Bashir, S M ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Absorption spectroscopy; Luminescent solar concentrators; Optical constants; Photoluminescence; Photon trapping efficiency; PMMA SiO 2 nanohybrids

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATOR; HYDROPHILIC NANOSILICA; LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; MATRIX STABILITY; NANO-HYBRID FILM; NANO-SILICA; NANOHYBRIDS; OPTIMUM CONCENTRATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; PHOTON TRAPPING; PHOTON TRAPPING EFFICIENCY; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC TOOL;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL CONSTANTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTONS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84858734055     PISSN: 00222313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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