A large-area luminescent downshifting layer containing an Eu<sup>3+</sup> complex for crystalline silicon solar cells
Daqing Yang, Haiduo Liang, Yujie Liu, Man Hou, Liping Kan, Yijia Yang, Zijian Zang
Abstract
We present a large-area luminescent down-shifting layer consists of polyvinyl alcohol embedding a newly synthesized ternary Eu<sup>3+</sup> complex. C-Si solar cell coated with this layer displayed an enhancement of ~15% in external quantum efficiency.
Topics & Concepts
LuminescenceTernary operationLayer (electronics)Solar cellSiliconMaterials scienceQuantum efficiencyCrystalline siliconOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyCrystallographyChemistryComputer scienceProgramming languageLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesLuminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties