{"title":"Ultraviolet-wavelength driven solar spectral converter for photovoltaic cell application","authors":"Pei Song, Chaomin Zhang, Pengfei Zhu","doi":"10.1117/1.jpe.14.015501","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Realizing an excellent spectral response by utilizing the ultraviolet parts of solar radiation is an important focus for enhancing the performance of photovoltaic cells (PCs). Pr3+ and Eu3+ ions co-doped multifunctional transparent GdPO4 glass-ceramic is successfully prepared using a conventional melting quenching technique. In GdPO4: Pr3+-Eu3+, ultraviolet to visible downshifting is realized via the remarkable energy transfer from Pr3+ to Eu3+ ions by bridge Gd3+ ions. Introducing the spectral conversion material by converting ultra-violet photons into visible photons is considered a very promising route; it can be applied to perovskite PCs by reducing the photo-degradation and enhancing the light harvesting, and it can be applied to hydrogenated amorphous-silicon carbide PCs by reducing the solar energy losses associated with spectral mismatch of the spectral response and energy. The development of downshifting Pr3+-Eu3+ co-doped glass-ceramics might open up a new approach to achieving a better performance of photovoltaic devices.","PeriodicalId":16781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photonics for Energy","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Photonics for Energy","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jpe.14.015501","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Realizing an excellent spectral response by utilizing the ultraviolet parts of solar radiation is an important focus for enhancing the performance of photovoltaic cells (PCs). Pr3+ and Eu3+ ions co-doped multifunctional transparent GdPO4 glass-ceramic is successfully prepared using a conventional melting quenching technique. In GdPO4: Pr3+-Eu3+, ultraviolet to visible downshifting is realized via the remarkable energy transfer from Pr3+ to Eu3+ ions by bridge Gd3+ ions. Introducing the spectral conversion material by converting ultra-violet photons into visible photons is considered a very promising route; it can be applied to perovskite PCs by reducing the photo-degradation and enhancing the light harvesting, and it can be applied to hydrogenated amorphous-silicon carbide PCs by reducing the solar energy losses associated with spectral mismatch of the spectral response and energy. The development of downshifting Pr3+-Eu3+ co-doped glass-ceramics might open up a new approach to achieving a better performance of photovoltaic devices.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Photonics for Energy publishes peer-reviewed papers covering fundamental and applied research areas focused on the applications of photonics for renewable energy harvesting, conversion, storage, distribution, monitoring, consumption, and efficient usage.