Luminescent (Er,Ho)2O3 thin films by ALD to enhance the performance of silicon solar cells
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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
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2021-01
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Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Volume 219
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We have fabricated luminescent (Er,Ho)2O3 thin films by atomic layer deposition (ALD) and studied their capability to enhance the performance of state-of-the-art single-junction c-Si bifacial solar cells. The films convert IR photons (e.g. 1523 nm) by three- and two-photon upconversion process to emit visible-light in the 400–700 nm range. When the films were coupled with solar cells, ~3% improvement in the short-circuit current density (620 ± 5 to 638 ± 5 mAcm−2) was recorded under a simulated solar excitation equivalent to 16 suns. These findings highlight a potential of ALD for the design and fabrication of luminescent coatings for practical solar cell devices.Description
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Atomic layer deposition, c-Si solar cell, Luminescence, Photonics, Upconversion
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Ghazy, A, Safdar, M, Lastusaari, M, Aho, A, Tukiainen, A, Savin, H, Guina, M & Karppinen, M 2021, ' Luminescent (Er,Ho) 2 O 3 thin films by ALD to enhance the performance of silicon solar cells ', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 219, 110787 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110787
