TY - JOUR
T1 - Luminescent EVA encapsulation layers for enhancing the short wavelength spectral response and efficiency
AU - Klampaftis, Efthymios
AU - Congiu, M
AU - Robertson, Neil
AU - Richards, Bryce
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - This paper resulted from a collaborative EPSRC grant (EP/F02763X/1) with chemists at Univ. Edinburgh. Both commercially available dyes and a new rare-earth complex, which exhibits strong UV absorption via an organic antenna framework and high quantum yield red emission via a europium ion, were introduced into encapsulation layers for photovoltaic (PV) modules. The demonstrated efficiency increase of ??=0.3% for a 59cm2 mini-module has strengthened opportunities for licensing a patent of which Richards is a name inventor (WO/2008/110567), relevant to PV technologies such as silicon and CIGS.
AB - This paper resulted from a collaborative EPSRC grant (EP/F02763X/1) with chemists at Univ. Edinburgh. Both commercially available dyes and a new rare-earth complex, which exhibits strong UV absorption via an organic antenna framework and high quantum yield red emission via a europium ion, were introduced into encapsulation layers for photovoltaic (PV) modules. The demonstrated efficiency increase of ??=0.3% for a 59cm2 mini-module has strengthened opportunities for licensing a patent of which Richards is a name inventor (WO/2008/110567), relevant to PV technologies such as silicon and CIGS.
U2 - 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2011.2162720
DO - 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2011.2162720
M3 - Article
SN - 2156-3381
VL - 1
SP - 29
EP - 36
JO - IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
JF - IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
IS - 1
ER -
