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Article Dans Une Revue International Journal of Nanoscience Année : 2012

Efficient ultraviolet light frequency down-shifting by a thin film of ZnO nanoparticles

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The maximal efficiency of a single junction solar cell (SC) is defined as the Shockley-Queisser limit, which determines the maximal output power which can be furnished by a SC as a function of the band gap of the semiconductor constituting the cell. The short wavelength spectral response of a SC can be improved if a luminescent down-converting layer is added to the SC structure. We propose the use of a layer containing ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) as a luminescent down-shifter. ZnO is able to absorb e±ciently the ultraviolet light (? < 400nm), where the SC spectral response is low and to re-emit lower energy photons (longer wavelength photons) for which the SC spectral response is enhanced, thus increasing the total photocurrent. The stoichiometry and crystallinity of ZnO NPs can be controlled and adjusted to obtain the highest visible photoluminescent emission, indicator of an e±cient down-shifting. The ratio between the ZnO UV absorption and visible emission is also estimated and from these results we expect the increase of the SC e±ciency using ZnO NPs as a down-shifting layer placed on the front side of the SC.
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hal-01965022 , version 1 (17-01-2022)

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Aleksandra Apostoluk, Bruno Masenelli, Elsa Tupin, Bruno Canut, Dimitri Hapiuk, et al.. Efficient ultraviolet light frequency down-shifting by a thin film of ZnO nanoparticles. International Journal of Nanoscience, 2012, Selected Invited Papers from the Bilateral Conference between Canadian and French Researchers in Nanofabrication and Nanoscience;, 11 (04), pp.1240022. ⟨10.1142/S0219581X12400224⟩. ⟨hal-01965022⟩
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