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Eu³⁺ DOPED SILICA FILM AS LUMINESCENT DOWN-SHIFTING LAYER FOR CRYSTALLINE Si SOLAR CELLS

Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics and Advanced Instrument, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China 200062, China

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Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics and Advanced Instrument, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China 200062, China

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218625X09013141Cited by:10 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

Eu³⁺ doped silica films have been prepared by sol–gel method and employed as luminescent down-shifting layer on the front side of a crystalline Si solar cell to improve their conversion efficiency. Measurements under standard test conditions (AM1.5, 100 mW/cm²) show the conversion efficiency of Si solar cell with silica film containing Eu³⁺ is improved 9.5% maximally as compared to the Si solar cell with pure silica film. However, high Eu³⁺ concentration is not encouraged because concentration quenching effect will decrease the efficiency of the solar cell.

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