Multifunctional photon conversion materials for enhancing silicon solar cells

Yiyan Zhang; Guanying Chen

doi:10.1038/s41377-024-01431-3

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- Multifunctional photon conversion materials for enhancing silicon solar cells
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 13, Issue 4, Pages: 598-601(2024)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-024-01431-3
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- Published Online：09 April 2024，
  
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Yiyan Zhang, Guanying Chen. Multifunctional photon conversion materials for enhancing silicon solar cells[J]. Light: science & applications, 2024, 13(4): 598-601.
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Yiyan Zhang, Guanying Chen. Multifunctional photon conversion materials for enhancing silicon solar cells[J]. Light: science & applications, 2024, 13(4): 598-601. DOI： 10.1038/s41377-024-01431-3.

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Abstract

A type of multifunctional erbium (Er

) and ytterbium (Yb

) codoped NaY(WO

)

phosphors

with simultaneous photon upconversion

photon quantum cutting

and luminescence ratiometric temperature sensing abilities

have been developed

opening up new possibilities for high-performance silicon solar cells.

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