Solar Cell Efficiency Enhancement Through Down-Shifting and Up-Converting Layers: the Ephocell Project: Luminescent Downshifting Quantum Yield Measurements

Autor: Kennedy, M., Aubouy, L., Gutierrez-Tauste, D., Jorge, A.B., Faccini, M., Noriega, G., Di Lorenzo, M.L., Cocca, M., Avella, M., Errico, M.E., Gentile, G., Doran, J., Norton, B., Baluschev, S., Bistué Guardiola, J., Robles Molina, A., Puigdollers González, J., Voz Sánchez, C., Daren, S., Solomon-Tsvetkov, F., Pashov, A.
Přispěvatelé: EU Framework 7 (FP7/2007-2013)
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Conference Papers
Popis: 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition / 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 6-10 September 2010, Valencia, Spain; 830-833
Organic cells and dye-sensitized cells developed to-date have a narrow active absorption range, relative to the spectral range of the available solar resource. Their efficiency could be significantly enhanced through a process of down-shifting (DS) and up-conversion of non-absorbable photons converting them to photons better matching the spectral response of the particular solar cell. The DS molecules must exhibit a large Stokes shift and high luminescent quantum yield when incorporated in the downshifting polymer layer. In this paper, the QY of a downshifting Europium (III) complex in solution is determined using two distinct experimental techniques. The QY is measured for varying concentration and at varying excitation wavelength.
Databáze: OpenAIRE