Efficiency enhancement calculations of state-of-the-art solar cells by luminescent layers with spectral shifting, quantum cutting, and quantum tripling function

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Ten Kate, O M ^a,b   De Jong, M ^a   Hintzen, H T ^b   Van Der Kolk, E ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; LIMIT CALCULATIONS; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; SHOCKLEY-QUEISSER LIMITS; SPECTRAL CONVERSION; SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE; WAVELENGTH DEPENDENCE;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GERMANIUM; LUMINESCENCE; OPTICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84883877359     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4819237     Document Type: Article

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