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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Enhancing Photovoltaic Performance Using Broadband Luminescent Down-Shifting by Combining Multiple Species of Eu-Doped Silicate Phosphors.

Wen-Jeng Ho, Yu-Tang Shen, Jheng-Jie Liu, Bang-Jin You, Chun-Hung Ho

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Wen-Jeng HoDepartment of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan. wjho@ntut.edu.tw.ORCID 0000-0003-1651-8392
Yu-Tang ShenDepartment of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan. t103658029@ntut.edu.tw.
Jheng-Jie LiuDepartment of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan. jjliu@mail.ntut.edu.tw.
Bang-Jin YouDepartment of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan. t105658002@ntut.edu.tw.
Chun-Hung HoRealtek Semiconductor Corporation, No. 2, Innovation Road II, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan. cunhonho@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper demonstrates the application of a broadband luminescent downshifting (LDS) layer with multiple species of europium (Eu)-doped silicate phosphors using spin-on film technique to enhance the photovoltaic efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cells. The surface morphology of the deposited layer was examined using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The chemical composition of the Eu-doped silicate phosphors was analyzed using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The fluorescence emission of the Eu-doped silicate phosphors was characterized using photoluminescence (PL) measurements at room temperature. We also compared the optical reflectance and external quantum efficiency (EQE) response of cells with combinations of various Eu-doped phosphors species. The cell coated with two species of Eu-doped phosphors achieved a conversion efficiency enhancement (∆

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Eu-doped silicate phosphorsluminescent downshifting (LDS)silicon solar cellspin-on film technique

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PMID29065487
PMCPMC5666505

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