Flexible Photovoltaic Devices: High‐Performance Flexible Nanostructured Silicon Solar Modules with Plasmonically Engineered Upconversion Medium (Adv. Energy Mater. 21/2015). Issue 21 (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Sung‐Min; Li, Weigu; Dhar, Purnim; Malyk, Sergey; Wang, Yu; Lee, Wonmok; Benderskii, Alexander; Yoon, Jongseung
• Is Part Of: Advanced energy materials. Volume 5:Issue 21(2015:Nov.)
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• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: flexible photovoltaics -- nanostructured silicon solar cells -- plasmonics -- spectral upconversion -- transfer printing; Energy harvesting -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy conversion -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy storage -- Materials -- Periodicals; Photovoltaics -- Periodicals; Fuel cells -- Periodicals; Thermoelectric materials -- Periodicals; 621.31
• DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201570112
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1614-6832

Abstract

Abstract : In article number 1500761, Jongseung Yoon and co‐workers report a photovoltaic system that can improve the collection efficiency of above‐bandgap, long‐wavelength photons in ultrathin nanostructured silicon solar cells. A flexible composite solar module integrated with silver nanostructures and upconversion printing medium enables the enhanced photovoltaic performance of surface‐embedded 8‐μm‐thick silicon microcells via synergistic contributions from plasmonically amplified spectral upconversion, waveguiding, and fluorescence of the upconversion medium.