Rare earth doped downshifting glass ceramics for photovoltaic applications

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

Volumn 366, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-5

  Leonard, R L ^a   Gray, S K ^a   Albritton, S D ^a   Brothers, L N ^a   Cross, R M ^a   Eastes, A N ^a   Hah, H Y ^a   James, H S ^a   King, J E ^a   Mishra, S R ^b   Johnson, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SPACE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorochlorozirconate; Glass ceramics; Photovoltaic cells; Rare earth elements; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

BAND GAP ENERGY; BARIUM CHLORIDE; CELL EFFICIENCY; CO-DOPED; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; DIVALENT EUROPIUM; EARTH'S SURFACE; EUROPIUM-DOPED; EXCITATION SPECTRUM; FLUOROCHLOROZIRCONATE; GLASS SAMPLES; HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS; HEXAGONAL PHASE; PHOSPHORIMETRY; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PROTECTIVE LAYERS; RARE EARTH DOPED; SENSITIVE MATERIALS; SOLAR SPECTRUM; STRONG ABSORPTIONS; ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET REGION;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BARIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EUROPIUM; EXCITED STATES; HOLMIUM; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYSILICON; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SOLAR CELLS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

GLASS CERAMICS;

EID: 84874098087     PISSN: 00223093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2013.01.029     Document Type: Article

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