Near infrared emissions from both high efficient quantum cutting (173%) and nearly-pure-color upconversion in NaY(WO4)2:Er3+/Yb3+ with thermal management capability for silicon-based solar cells

Duan Gao; Baojiu Chen; Xuezhu Sha; Yuhang Zhang; Xin Chen; Li Wang; Xizhen Zhang; Jinsu Zhang; Yongze Cao; Yichao Wang; Lei Li; Xiangping Li; Sai Xu; Hongquan Yu; Lihong Cheng

doi:10.1038/s41377-023-01365-2

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Near infrared emissions from both high efficient quantum cutting (173%) and nearly-pure-color upconversion in NaY(WO₄)₂:Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ with thermal management capability for silicon-based solar cells

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- Near infrared emissions from both high efficient quantum cutting (173%) and nearly-pure-color upconversion in NaY(WO₄)₂:Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ with thermal management capability for silicon-based solar cells
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 13, Issue 1, Pages: 113-126(2024)
- Affiliations：
  
  School of Science, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026 Liaoning, China
- Author bio：
  
  Baojiu Chen (bjchen@dlmu.edu.cn)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1038/s41377-023-01365-2
  CLC：
- Received：23 July 2023，
  
  Revised：18 December 2023，
  
  Accepted：2023-12-19，
  
  Published Online：16 January 2024，
  
  Published：31 January 2024
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Gao, D. et al. Near infrared emissions from both high efficient quantum cutting (173%) and nearly-pure-color upconversion in NaY(WO₄)₂:Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ with thermal management capability for silicon-based solar cells. Light: Science & Applications, 13, 113-126 (2024).
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Gao, D. et al. Near infrared emissions from both high efficient quantum cutting (173%) and nearly-pure-color upconversion in NaY(WO₄)₂:Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ with thermal management capability for silicon-based solar cells. Light: Science & Applications, 13, 113-126 (2024). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-023-01365-2.

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Abstract

Raising photoelectric conversion efficiency and enhancing heat management are two critical concerns for silicon-based solar cells. In this work

efficient Yb

infrared emissions from both quantum cutting and upconversion were demonstrated by adjusting Er

and Yb

concentrations

and thermo-manage-applicable temperature sensing based on the luminescence intensity ratio of two super-low thermal quenching levels was discovered in an Er

/Yb

co-doped tungstate system. The quantum cutting mechanism was clearly decrypted as a two-step energy transfer process from Er

to Yb

. The two-step energy transfer efficiencies

the radiative and nonradiative transition rates of all interested 4

levels of Er

in NaY(WO

)

were confirmed in the framework of Föster-Dexter theory

Judd-Ofel

t theory

and energy gap law

and based on these obtained efficiencies and rates the quantum cutting efficiency was furthermore determined to be as high as 173% in NaY(WO

)

: 5 mol% Er

/50 mol% Yb

sample. Strong and nearly pure infrared upconversion emission of Yb

under 1550 nm excitation was achieved in Er

/Yb

co-doped NaY(WO

)

by adjusting Yb

doping concentrations. The Yb

induced infrared upconversion emission enhancement was attributed to the efficient energy transfer

11/2

(Er

) +

7/2

(Yb

) →

15/2

(Er

) +

5/2

(Yb

) and large nonradiative relaxation rate of

9/2

. Analysis on the temperature sensing indicated that the NaY(WO

)

:Er

/Yb

serves well the solar cells as thermos-managing material. Moreover

it was confirmed that the fluorescence thermal quenching of

11/2

3/2

was caused by the nonradiative relaxation of

3/2

. All the obtained results suggest that NaY(WO

)

:Er

/Yb

is an excellent material for silicon-based solar cells to improve photoelectric conversion efficiency and thermal management.

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