Energy demand and photovoltaic converters

Chapter written by Federico Bella, Gianmarco Griffini, Roberta Bongiovanni and Stefano Turri. 

Dyes and Chromophores in Polymer Science First Edition. Edited by Jacques Lalevee and Jean-Pierre Fouassier. ISTE Ltd 2015. Published by ISTE Ltd and John Wiley Sons, Inc. 

A very promising approach to minimize the intrinsic thermalization and non-absorption photon losses of existing solar cells makes use of liuninescent materials as spectral converters embedded into passive transparent layers incorporated into the PV cell. The application of such 

The metal complexes la (PdOEP), 2a (PdPhfTBP) and 3a (PdPhfDMefTNP) serve as sensitizers, while the molecules lb (DPA), 2b (BPEA) and 3b (BPEN) are activators. Adapted and reprinted from [BAL 08J 

Photocurable luminescent downshifting layers and dye-sensitized solar cells 

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