Enhanced light harvesting of Si solar cells via luminescent down-shifting using YVO4:Bi3+, Eu3+ nanophosphors

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1507-1513

  Huang, C K ^a   Chen, Y C ^a   Hung, W B ^a   Chen, T M ^a   Sun, K W ^a   Chang, W L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

antireflection; luminescence down shifting; nanophosphor; spin coating

Indexed keywords

ANTI-REFLECTION; CRYSTALLINE SI SOLAR CELLS; LIGHT-HARVESTING; NANOPHOSPHORS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SI SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR SPECTRUM; ULTRAVIOLET REGION;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; COATINGS; COLLOIDS; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; NANOPARTICLES; SILICON; SPIN COATING;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84886101464     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2222     Document Type: Article

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