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CONVERTED - enhanced solar energy harvesting in dye sensitised solar cells using nanophosphors and nano-structured optics

Funder: EPSRC
Duration: March 2011 - February 2014

People

Name Telephone Email Office
Dr George Fern Dr George Fern
Academic Director of ETC / Reader
T: +44 (0)1895 265628
E: george.fern@brunel.ac.uk
 +44 (0)1895 265628 george.fern@brunel.ac.uk Bragg Building 017
Professor Jack Silver Professor Jack Silver
Honorary Professor CEDPS Design
(Principal investigator)
T: +44 (0)1895 266116
E: jack.silver@brunel.ac.uk
 +44 (0)1895 266116 jack.silver@brunel.ac.uk Wolfson Centre 052
Professor Karnik Tarverdi Professor Karnik Tarverdi
Honorary Professor
T: +44 (0)1895 266124
E: karnik.tarverdi@brunel.ac.uk
 +44 (0)1895 266124 karnik.tarverdi@brunel.ac.uk Wolfson Centre 042

Outputs

Volhard, M., den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2019) 'Crystal structure, photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence of Ba1-xCaxAl2O4 doped with Eu2+'. Optical Materials Express, 9 (10). pp. 3895 - 3910. ISSN: 2159-3930 Open Access Link

Journal article

Pinatti, IM., Fern, GR., Longo, E., Ireland, TG., Pereira, PFS., Rosa, ILV. and et al. (2018) 'Luminescence properties of α-Ag2WO4 nanorods co-doped with Li+ and Eu3+ cations and their effects on its structure'. Journal of Luminescence, 206. pp. 442 - 454. ISSN: 0022-2313 Open Access Link

Journal article

den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG., Hudry, D., Abeykoon, AMM., Nykypanchuk, D., et al. (2018) 'Ultrathin Y2O3:Eu3+nanodiscs: Spectroscopic investigations and evidence for reduced concentration quenching'. Nanotechnology, 29 (45). pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 0957-4484 Open Access Link

Journal article

Broxtermann, M., den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Harris, P., Ireland, TG., Justel, T. and et al. (2018) 'Cathodoluminescence and Photoluminescence of YPO4:Pr3+, Y2SiO5:Pr3+, YBO3:Pr3+, and YPO4:Bi3+'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 6 (4). pp. R47 - R52. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link

Journal article

den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2018) 'Cathodoluminescence of Y2O3:Ln3+ (Ln ¼ Tb, Er and Tm) and Y2O3:Bi3+ nanocrystalline particles at 200 keV'. RSC Advances, 8 (1). pp. 396 - 405.Open Access Link

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den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2017) 'Reassignment of electronic transitions in the laser-activated spectrum of nanocrystalline Y2O3:Er3+'. Journal of Luminescence, 196 (1). pp. 337 - 346. ISSN: 0022-2313 Open Access Link

Journal article

Silver, J., Marsh, PJ., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Salimian, A. (2017) 'ZnCdS:Cu,Al,Cl: A Near Infra-Red Emissive Family of Phosphors for Marking, Coding, and Identification'. JES Journal Solid State Science and Technology, 7 (1). pp. R3057 - R3063. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link

Journal article

den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Harris, PG., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2017) 'New Developments in Cathodoluminescence Spectroscopy for the Study of Luminescent Materials'. Materials, 10 (3). pp. 1 - 16. ISSN: 1996-1944 Open Access Link

Journal article

Silver, J., Ireland, T., Fern, G. and Engelsen, D. (2016) 'Versatile Measuring Method of the Quantum Yield of Phosphor Systems with High and Low Photoluminescence'.23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display (IDW/AD'16). Fukuoka, Japan. 7 - 9 December. https://www.idw.or.jp/IDW16FP.pdf. pp. 1104 - 1107. ISSN: 1883-2490

Conference paper

Pinatti, IM., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR., Rosa, ILV. and Silver, J. (2016) 'Low temperature micro Raman and laser induced upconversion and downconversion spectra of europium doped silver tungstate Ag2−3xEuxWO4 nanorods'. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 28 (10). pp. 7029 - 7035. ISSN: 0957-4522 Open Access Link

Journal article

den Engelsen, D., Ireland, TG., Harris, PG., Fern, GR., Reip, P. and Silver, J. (2016) 'Photoluminescence, cathodoluminescence and micro-Raman investigations of monoclinic nanometre-sized Y2O3 and Y2O3:Eu3+'. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4 (38). pp. 8930 - 8938. ISSN: 2050-7534 Open Access Link

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Den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG., Harris, PG., Hobson, PR., Lipman, A., et al. (2016) 'Ultraviolet and blue cathodoluminescence from cubic Y2O3 and Y2O3:Eu3+ generated in a transmission electron microscope'. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4 (29). pp. 7026 - 7034. ISSN: 2050-7526 Open Access Link

Journal article

Bruninghoff, R., den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG., Dhillon, R. and Silver, J. (2016) 'Nanosized (Y1 xGdx)2O2S:Tb3+ particles: synthesis, photoluminescence, cathodoluminescence studies and a model for energy transfer in establishing the roles of Tb3+ and Gd3+'. RSC Advances, 6 (48). pp. 42561 - 42571. ISSN: 2046-2069 Open Access Link

Journal article

Salimian, A., Silver, J., Fern, GR., Evans, M. and Haghpanahan, R. (2016) 'Evaluation of thermally stable phosphor screens for application in laser diode excited high brightness white light modules'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 5 (1). pp. R3001 - R3006. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link

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Silver, J., Marsh, P. and Fern, G. (2015) 'Studies on the Infrared Emitting ZnCdS: Cu, In, Cl Phosphors-Phosphors for Marking, Coding, and Identification'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 10 - 11 December. Proceedings of the International Display Workshops. pp. 855 - 858. ISSN: 1883-2490 Open Access Link

Conference paper

Lipman, A., Fathullah, M., Stone, R., Fern, G., Ireland, T., Frampton, C. and et al. (2015) 'The Synthesis, Characterisation and Potential of Eu 3+ Doped Molybdate Phosphors for White Light Emitting Diodes'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 9 - 11 December. Proceedings of the International Display Workshops. pp. 268 - 271. ISSN: 2189-8391 Open Access Link

Conference paper

den Engelsen, D., Harris, PG., Ireland, TG., Fern, G. and Silver, J. (2015) 'Symmetry-Related Transitions in the Photoluminescence and Cathodoluminescence Spectra of Nanosized Cubic Y2O3:Tb3+'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 4 (12). pp. R145 - R152. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link

Journal article

Den Engelsen, D., Harris, PG., Ireland, TG., Fern, G. and Silver, J. (2015) 'Symmetry-related transitions in the spectrum of nanosized Cubic Y2O3: Tb3+'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 4 (7). pp. R105 - R113. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link

Journal article

Silver, J., Fern, GR. and Ireland, TG. (2015) 'Materials Suitable for preparing Inorganic Nanocasts of butterflies and other insects'.6th International Conference on Optical, Optoelectronic and Photonic Materials and Applications (ICOOPMA). Leeds, ENGLAND. 1 - 1 August. IOP PUBLISHING LTD. pp. 012050 - 012050. ISSN: 1742-6588 Open Access Link

Conference paper

Silver, J., Ireland, T., Fern, G. and Spratt, M. (2014) 'Flexible Dye Sensitized Solar Cells for Device Power Applications'.The 21st International Displays Workshop. Niigata, Japan. 4 - 5 December.

Conference paper

den Engelsen, D., Harris, P., Ireland, T. and Silver, J. (2014) 'Cathodoluminescence of nanocrystalline Y2O3:Eu3+ with various Eu3+ concentrations'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 4 (2). pp. R1 - R9. ISSN: 2162-8777 Open Access Link

Journal article

den Engelsen, D., Harris, P., Ireland, T. and Silver, J. (2014) 'Cathodoluminescence of Double Layers of Phosphor Particles'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 3 (4). pp. R53 - R59. ISSN: 2162-8777 Open Access Link

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