There are three ways in which the cell efficiency of silicon solar cells may be improved by
better exploitation of the solar spectrum: down-conversion (cutting one high energy photon …

This paper discusses lanthanide doped luminescent materials which can modify the solar
spectrum to reduce the spectral losses encountered by PV (photovoltaic) devices and …

Erbium-doped ZrO2 nanoparticles are prepared by a sol− emulsion− gel technique. The
effects of the Er3+ concentration and different codopants (Yb3+ and Y3+) in the ZrO2 matrix …

Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are devices comprising a transparent matrix
embedding optically active centres that absorb the incident radiation, which is re-emitted at a …

William Risk, Timothy Gosnell and Arto Nurmikko have brought together their diverse
expertise from industry and academia to write the first fully comprehensive book on the …

The effects of the erbium concentration, crystal size, crystal phase, and different processing
temperatures on the upconverted emission of Er3+ in BaTiO3 and TiO2 nanocrystals are …

The effects of crystal size and crystal phase on the upconverted emission of Er 3+ in ZrO 2
oxide nanocrystals are reported. Green (550 nm) and red (670 nm) upconversion emission …

Fluoroindate glass fibers have shown intriguing application prospects in the field of mid-
infrared (MIR) fiber lasers and supercontinuum (SC) sources because of their wide MIR …

In order to elucidate the effect of europium content on the optical and luminescent properties
of borogermanate glasses, a series of Eu 3+ doped 30B 2 O 3-40GeO 2-(30-x) Gd 2 O 3 …

The fundamental understanding of lanthanide‐doped upconverted nanocrystals remains a
frontier area of research because of potential applications in photonics and biophotonics …