Broadband photoluminescent quantum yield optimisation of Er 3+-doped β-NaYF4 for upconversion in silicon solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 18-26

  Macdougall, Sean K W ^a   Ivaturi, Aruna ^a   Marques Hueso, Jose ^a   Krämer, Karl W ^b   Richards, Bryce S ^a,c,d  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Broad band excitation; Photoluminescence quantum yield; Silicon photovoltaics; Spectral conversion; Upconversion

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; QUANTUM YIELD; SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

BROAD BANDS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE QUANTUM YIELDS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SPECTRAL CONVERSION; UP-CONVERSION;

ERBIUM;

EID: 84901628130     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.05.004     Document Type: Article

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