Optimizing infrared to near infrared upconversion quantum yield of β-NaYF4:Er3+ in fluoropolymer matrix for photovoltaic devices

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ivaturi, Aruna ^a   Macdougall, Sean K W ^a   Martín Rodríguez, Rosa ^b   Quintanilla, Marta ^a,d   Marques Hueso, Jose ^a   Krämer, Karl W ^c   Meijerink, Andries ^b   Richards, Bryce S ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d INRS EMT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER UPCONVERSION; EXTERNAL EFFICIENCY; FLUOROPOLYMER MATRIX; LUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; MONOCHROMATIC EXCITATION; PERFLUOROCYCLOBUTANE; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; YTTRIUM FLUORIDE;

ENERGY TRANSFER; INFRARED DEVICES; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORS; QUANTUM YIELD;

ERBIUM;

EID: 84880887572     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4812578     Document Type: Article

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