Issue 21, 2013

Ag nanocluster functionalized glasses for efficient photonic conversion in light sources, solar cells and flexible screen monitors

Abstract

An ever growing demand for efficient energy conversion, for instance in luminescent lamps, flexible screens and solar cells, results in the current significant growth of research on functionalized nanomaterials for these applications. This paper reviews recent developments of a new class of optically active nanostructured materials based on glasses doped with luminescent Ag nanoclusters consisting of only a few Ag atoms, suitable for mercury-free white light generation and solar down-shifting. This new approach, based solely on Ag nanocluster doped glasses, is compared to other alternatives in the field of Ag and rare-earth ion co-doped materials.

Graphical abstract: Ag nanocluster functionalized glasses for efficient photonic conversion in light sources, solar cells and flexible screen monitors

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
29 May 2013
Accepted
17 Jul 2013
First published
25 Jul 2013

Nanoscale, 2013,5, 10065-10075

Ag nanocluster functionalized glasses for efficient photonic conversion in light sources, solar cells and flexible screen monitors

A. S. Kuznetsov, V. K. Tikhomirov, M. V. Shestakov and V. V. Moshchalkov, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 10065 DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02798H

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