UV-Vis-NIR quantum cutting suitable for c-Si solar cell application

Yagoub, M.Y.A.; Swart, H.C.; Coetsee, E.

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dc.contributor.author	Yagoub, M.Y.A.
dc.contributor.author	Swart, H.C.
dc.contributor.author	Coetsee, E.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-25T08:01:42Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-25T08:01:42Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.description.abstract	Paper presented to the 3rd Southern African Solar Energy Conference, South Africa, 11-13 May, 2015.	en_ZA
dc.description.abstract	The possibility of using the broad band spectra of Eu2+ to improve the absorption of the Pr3+-Yb3+ quantum cutting couple was investigated. The energy transfer mechanisms between Eu2+ and Pr3+ in the SrF2 host are briefly discussed in order to evaluate the potential of Eu2+ as a sensitizer for the Pr3+-Yb3+ couple. The results showed that Eu2+ could be a good sensitizer for the absorption of UV photons and efficiently enhancing the Pr3+ emission, and hence improving the near infrared emission. The investigated system can therefore enable the c-Si solar cell to utilize the solar spectrum more efficiently in the broad wavelength region where c-Si shows a weak response.	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	cf2015	en_ZA
dc.format.extent	5 pages	en_ZA
dc.format.medium	PDF	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Yagoub, M.Y.A., Swart, H.C. & Coetsee, E. 2015, 'UV-Vis-NIR quantum cutting suitable for c-Si solar cell application', Paper presented to the 3rd Southern African Solar Energy Conference, South Africa, 11-13 May, 2015.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49514
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	3rd Southern African Solar Energy Conference, South Africa, 11-13 May, 2015.	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2015 University of Pretoria	en_ZA
dc.subject	Quantum cutting	en_ZA
dc.subject	Solar cell	en_ZA
dc.subject	Energy transfer mechanisms	en_ZA
dc.subject	Infrared emission	en_ZA
dc.subject	Solar spectrum	en_ZA
dc.title	UV-Vis-NIR quantum cutting suitable for c-Si solar cell application	en_ZA
dc.type	Presentation	en_ZA