Title :
FRET-mediated wavelength conversion for enhanced solar cell efficiency
Author :
Xi Ding;Yu-Chueh Hung
Author_Institution :
Institute of Photonics Technologies, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
Abstract :
We report an efficient Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) realized in biopolymer thin films. Via FRET, shorter wavelengths of solar light are down-shifted which may result in enhanced light absorption by Si solar cells.
Keywords :
"Films","Absorption","Energy exchange","DNA","Light sources","Photovoltaic cells","Photonics"
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2015 11th Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2015.7376322