Enhancing the performance of solar cells via luminescent down-shifting of the incident spectrum: A review

dc.contributor.authorKlampaftis, Efthymios
dc.contributor.authorRoss, David
dc.contributor.authorMcIntosh, Keith
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Bryce
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T22:19:07Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T10:37:17Z
dc.description.abstractThe application of a luminescent down-shifting (LDS) layer has been proposed as a method for improving the poor spectral response (SR) of solar cells to short-wavelength light. The LDS layer absorbs photons, typically in the 300-500 nm range, and re-emits them at a longer wavelength where the photovoltaic (PV) device exhibits a significantly better response. This paper reviews the progress in this area over the last three decades, starting from early experiments that yielded promising results but being limited by the luminescent materials available at the time, to modern materials that exhibit higher luminescent quantum efficiencies and better photostability. The candidate materials are considered and their potential is reviewed for a wide range of PV technologies. A particular opportunity is the ability to use the existing polymer encapsulation layer of certain PV technologies as a LDS layer as well.
dc.identifier.issn0927-0248
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/19177
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceSolar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
dc.subjectKeywords: Candidate materials; Down-shifting; Luminescent material; Luminescent materials; Luminescent quantum efficiency; Photo-stability; Photovoltaics; Polymer encapsulation; Short-wavelength; Spectral response; Encapsulation; Ladder networks; Light; Materials; Down-shifting; Efficiency; Luminescent materials; Photovoltaics
dc.titleEnhancing the performance of solar cells via luminescent down-shifting of the incident spectrum: A review
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage1194
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1182
local.contributor.affiliationKlampaftis, Efthymios, Heriot-Watt University
local.contributor.affiliationRoss, David, Heriot-Watt University
local.contributor.affiliationMcIntosh, Keith, College of Engineering and Computer Science, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationRichards, Bryce, Heriot-Watt University
local.contributor.authoremailrepository.admin@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidMcIntosh, Keith, u4249405
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor090605 - Photodetectors, Optical Sensors and Solar Cells
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4137410xPUB7
local.identifier.citationvolume93
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.solmat.2009.02.020
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-67349234100
local.identifier.thomsonID000267573800003
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu4137410
local.type.statusPublished Version

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