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A large-area luminescent downshifting layer containing an Eu<sup>3+</sup> complex for crystalline silicon solar cells

Daqing Yang, Haiduo Liang, Yujie Liu, Man Hou, Liping Kan, Yijia Yang, Zijian Zang

Dalton Transactions · 2020 · 32 citations · 41 references

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Abstract

We present a large-area luminescent down-shifting layer consists of polyvinyl alcohol embedding a newly synthesized ternary Eu<sup>3+</sup> complex. C-Si solar cell coated with this layer displayed an enhancement of ~15% in external quantum efficiency.

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