Ultra-high photoluminescent quantum yield of β-NaYF4: 10% Er3+via broadband excitation of upconversion for photovoltaic devices

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 106, 2012, Pages A879-A887

  Mac Dougall, Sean K W ^a   Ivaturi, Aruna ^a   Marques Hueso, Jose ^a   Krämer, Karl W ^b   Richards, Bryce S ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; BROADBAND EXCITATION; DIRECT SOLAR; ERBIUM DOPED; EXCITATION SPECTRUM; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; SOLAR CONCENTRATION; ULTRA-HIGH; UP-CONVERSION; YTTRIUM FLUORIDE;

ERBIUM; SODIUM; YTTRIUM;

QUANTUM YIELD;

EID: 84869063598     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.00A879     Document Type: Article

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