This paper discusses lanthanide doped luminescent materials which can modify the solar
spectrum to reduce the spectral losses encountered by PV (photovoltaic) devices and …

Solar energy represents an abundant (1000 W m− 2) and seemingly cheap source of
energy. One way to tap it is to transform light into electricity with photovoltaic devices. Single …

It is important for Si solar cells to make full use of sunlight by minimizing spectral mismatch
and reducing light reflection. Herein, ZnO nanoparticles coating, which has a dual function of …

In order to enhance the photoelectric conversion efficiencies of crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar
cells, CsPbCl3 quantum dots (QDs) codoped with Mn2+ and Er3+ (CsPbCl3: Mn2+, Er3+ …

This work investigated CuGaS2 (CGS)/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) as fluorescent materials for
a luminescent downshifting (LDS) layer and a luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) with a …

CuInS2 (CIS) quantum dots (QDs) were investigated as a luminescent downshifting (LDS)
material that converts near-ultraviolet (UV) light to visible light and were applied to a single …

We report Si solar cell efficiency enhancement covering it with a layer of Eu 3+ doped TeO 2–
GeO 2-PbO glasses with silver nanoparticles. The glass samples were prepared using the …

SrAl2O4: Eu2+, Dy3+ phosphors can convert near ultraviolet light with lower sensitivity to the
solar cell to yellow‐green light at which the solar cell has higher sensitivity and exhibit the …

An efficient near-infrared (NIR) phosphor LiSrPO_4: Eu^ 2+, Pr^ 3+ is synthesized by solid-
state reaction and systematically investigated using x-ray diffraction, diffuse reflection …

The sensitivity of Si solar cells to the UV portion of the solar spectrum is low, and must be
increased to further improve their efficiencies. In this study, water-soluble ZnSe/ZnS: Mn/ZnS …