Light management strategies are of utmost importance to allow Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS)
technology market expansion, as it would enable a conversion efficiency boost as well as …

A new multifunctional coating for photovoltaic cells incorporating light‐management, UV‐
protection, and easy‐cleaning capabilities is presented. Such coating consists of a new …

Here we present how the sunlight radiation incident on a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC)
can be shifted of a few tens of nanometers by means of an economical, easy to prepare and …

The photophysical properties of fluorescent dyes are key determinants in the performance of
luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs). First-generation dyes–coumarin, perylenes and …

Luminescent down shifting (LDS) is a viable way for improving the short‐wavelength
response of many photovoltaic technologies, such as cadmium telluride, copper‐indium …

A simple optical model is presented to describe the influence of a planar luminescent down-
shifting layer (LDSL) on the external quantum efficiencies of photovoltaic solar cells. By …

Luminescent solar concentrators (LSC) are a promising technology for building integrated
photovoltaics (BIPV) given the wide variety of forms and colours that can be realised. Given …

Tetraphenylethene derivatives display unique optical and/or electrical properties and
biological activity due to their large π-conjugated system, endowing their broad applications …

This paper presents a hybrid design, featuring a traditional GaAs-based solar cell combined
with various colloidal quantum dots. This hybrid design effectively boosts photon harvesting …

Luminescent down-shifting (LDS) is an elegant, purely optical method to improve the short-
wavelength response of photovoltaic (PV) modules by red-shifting the incident solar …