A down-conversion layer placed on the front side of silicon solar cells waveguides has the potential to cute one high-energy photon into two low energy photons. This paper examines the Tb3+/Yb3+ energy transfer efficiency in a 70SiO(2)-30HfO(2) glass and glass-ceramics waveguide in order to convert absorbed photons at 488 nm in photons at 980 nm. The evaluation of the transfer efficiency between Tb3+ and Yb3+ is obtained by comparing the luminescence decay of Tb with and without Yb co-doping ions. A transfer efficiency of 25 % obtained with glass-ceramic sample and 6 % with glass sample proving that glass-ceramic can be a viable system to fulfil our requirements.

Tb3+/Yb3+ activated silica-hafnia glass and glass ceramics to improve the efficiency of photovoltaic solar cells

Enrichi, F.;
2016-01-01

Abstract

A down-conversion layer placed on the front side of silicon solar cells waveguides has the potential to cute one high-energy photon into two low energy photons. This paper examines the Tb3+/Yb3+ energy transfer efficiency in a 70SiO(2)-30HfO(2) glass and glass-ceramics waveguide in order to convert absorbed photons at 488 nm in photons at 980 nm. The evaluation of the transfer efficiency between Tb3+ and Yb3+ is obtained by comparing the luminescence decay of Tb with and without Yb co-doping ions. A transfer efficiency of 25 % obtained with glass-ceramic sample and 6 % with glass sample proving that glass-ceramic can be a viable system to fulfil our requirements.
2016
978-3-319-30299-7
Down-conversion
Rare earths
Glass-ceramic
Energy transfer
Photovoltaic solar cells
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