Near infrared quantum cutting in heavy Yb doped Ce0.03Yb 3xY(2.97-3x)Al5O12 transparent ceramics for crystalline silicon solar cells

Hui Lin; Shengming Zhou; Hao Teng; Yukun Li; Wenjie Li; Xiaorui Hou; Tingting Jia

doi:10.1063/1.3298907

Near infrared quantum cutting in heavy Yb doped Ce_0.03Yb _3xY_(2.97-3x)Al₅O₁₂ transparent ceramics for crystalline silicon solar cells

Hui Lin
, Shengming Zhou
, Hao Teng
, Yukun Li
, Wenjie Li
, Xiaorui Hou
, Tingting Jia

Materials Science and Engineering

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Near infrared (NIR) quantum cutting involving the conversion of an absorbed blue photon into two NIR photons emission has been realized in heavy Yb doped Ce_0.03Yb_3xY_(2.97-3x)Al₅O ₁₂ (x=0.1, 0.25, and 0.5) transparent ceramics. Upon the 467 nm excitation, the energy transfer process was dominated by the cooperative downconversion from the 5d₁ state of one Ce³⁺ ion to the ²F_5/2 state of two Yb³⁺ ions. The influence of the Ce⁴⁺ - Yb²⁺ charge transfer state (CTS) should not contribute much to the energy transfer process for the large energy gap between Ce³⁺:5d₁ and the CTS. The calculated quantum yield of Yb³⁺ for the x=0.25 sample without concentration quenching was 175.4%.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	043107
Journal	Journal of Applied Physics
Volume	107
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3298907
State	Published - 2010

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abstract = "Near infrared (NIR) quantum cutting involving the conversion of an absorbed blue photon into two NIR photons emission has been realized in heavy Yb doped Ce0.03Yb3xY(2.97-3x)Al5O 12 (x=0.1, 0.25, and 0.5) transparent ceramics. Upon the 467 nm excitation, the energy transfer process was dominated by the cooperative downconversion from the 5d1 state of one Ce3+ ion to the 2F5/2 state of two Yb3+ ions. The influence of the Ce4+ - Yb2+ charge transfer state (CTS) should not contribute much to the energy transfer process for the large energy gap between Ce3+:5d1 and the CTS. The calculated quantum yield of Yb3+ for the x=0.25 sample without concentration quenching was 175.4\%.",

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note = "Funding Information: This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60676004). FIG. 1. Optical transmittance of the Ce 0.03 Yb 3 x Y ( 2.97 − 3 x ) Al 5 O 12 ( x = 0 , 0.1, 0.25, and 0.5) TCs samples. Inset: a picture of the TCs samples. FIG. 2. Excitation (a) and emission (b) spectra of the TCs samples, inset: decay curves of the Yb 3 + 1028 nm emission for S1, S2, and S3 under a 432 nm excitation. FIG. 3. Decay curves of the F 2 7 / 2 → F 2 5 / 2 transition of Ce 3 + at 547 nm, inset: a table of Ce 3 + lifetime obtained by fitting, the calculated η ETE and the calculated QY of Yb 3 + for S0, S1, and S2. FIG. 4. Schematic energy level diagrams of Ce 3 + , Yb 3 + , and the Yb 2 + – O 2 − , Ce 4 + – O 2 − CTSs illustrating the QC process. ",

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N1 - Funding Information: This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60676004). FIG. 1. Optical transmittance of the Ce 0.03 Yb 3 x Y ( 2.97 − 3 x ) Al 5 O 12 ( x = 0 , 0.1, 0.25, and 0.5) TCs samples. Inset: a picture of the TCs samples. FIG. 2. Excitation (a) and emission (b) spectra of the TCs samples, inset: decay curves of the Yb 3 + 1028 nm emission for S1, S2, and S3 under a 432 nm excitation. FIG. 3. Decay curves of the F 2 7 / 2 → F 2 5 / 2 transition of Ce 3 + at 547 nm, inset: a table of Ce 3 + lifetime obtained by fitting, the calculated η ETE and the calculated QY of Yb 3 + for S0, S1, and S2. FIG. 4. Schematic energy level diagrams of Ce 3 + , Yb 3 + , and the Yb 2 + – O 2 − , Ce 4 + – O 2 − CTSs illustrating the QC process.

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Near infrared quantum cutting in heavy Yb doped Ce_0.03Yb _3xY_(2.97-3x)Al₅O₁₂ transparent ceramics for crystalline silicon solar cells

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