Highly controllable and reproducible one-step synthesis of β-NaYF<sub>4</sub>:Er<sup>3+</sup>@NaYbF<sub>4</sub>@NaYF<sub>4</sub> upconversion nanoparticles for Sb<sub>2</sub>(S,Se)<sub>3</sub> solar cells with enhanced efficiency
Xin Jin, Shin Woei Leow, Yanan Fang, Lydia Helena Wong
Abstract
Monodisperse β-NaYF 4 :Er 3+ @NaYbF 4 @NaYF 4 upconversion nanoparticles are synthesized using a one-step thermal decomposition process and further incorporated into the hole transporting layer to improve the efficiency of Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 solar cells.
Topics & Concepts
Photon upconversionNanoparticleThermal decompositionDispersityMaterials scienceDecompositionNanotechnologyAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Chemical engineeringOptoelectronicsChemistryDopingChromatographyOrganic chemistryPolymer chemistryEngineeringLuminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography