Building integrated thin film luminescent solar concentrators: Detailed efficiency characterization and light transport modelling

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-47

  Wiegman, J W E ^a   Van Der Kolk, E ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Building integrated PV; Light transport; Lu 2O 3:Eu 3; Thin film luminescent solar concentrator

Indexed keywords

IN-BUILDINGS; INORGANIC THIN FILMS; LIGHT TRANSPORT; LINEAR ATTENUATION; LINEAR ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; LUMINESCENCE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; STOKES SHIFT; WAVEGUIDE LOSS; WINDOW SIZE;

EUROPIUM; INTEGRATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; LUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; THIN FILMS; WAVEGUIDES;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84860359315     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.04.016     Document Type: Article

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