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Integration of upconverting β-NaYF<sub>4</sub>:Yb<sup>3+</sup>,Er<sup>3+</sup>@TiO<sub>2</sub> composites as light harvesting layers in dye-sensitized solar cells

Nathan C. Dyck, George P. Demopoulos

RSC Advances · 2014 · 18 citations · 47 references

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NaYF<sub>4</sub>: Yb<sup>3+</sup>,Er<sup>3+</sup>@TiO<sub>2</sub> “core–shell” composites are integrated into DSSCs as light harvesting layers, increasing efficiency by a factor of 1.16.

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