Luminescent down-shifting for CdTe solar cells: A review of dyes and simulation of performance

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 9-14

  Alonso Álvarez, Diego ^a   Ross, David ^a   Richards, Bryce S ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadmium compounds; luminescence; organic compounds; photovoltaic cells; quantum dots; thin film devices

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATE MATERIALS; CDS/CDTE; CDTE; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; FIGURES OF MERITS; LUMINESCENT MATERIAL; ORGANIC MOLECULES; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEX; RAY TRACING SIMULATION;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LUMINESCENCE; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMETALLICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; THIN FILM DEVICES;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

EID: 84869401722     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317557     Document Type: Conference Paper

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