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A Low Reabsorbing Luminescent Solar Concentrator Employing π‐Conjugated Polymers
Author(s) -
Gutierrez Gregory D.,
Coropceanu Igor,
Bawendi Moungi G.,
Swager Timothy M.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201504358
Subject(s) - luminophore , materials science , photoluminescence , optoelectronics , absorption (acoustics) , photovoltaic system , luminescence , hybrid solar cell , perylene , photovoltaics , nanotechnology , polymer solar cell , optics , solar cell , fluorescence , physics , ecology , biology , composite material
A highly efficient thin‐film luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) utilizing two π‐conjugated polymers as antennae for small amounts of the valued perylene bisimide Lumogen F Red 305 is presented. The LSC exhibits high photoluminescence quantum yield, low reabsorption, and relatively low refractive indices for waveguide matching. A Monte Carlo simulation predicts the LSC to possess exceptionally high optical efficiencies on large scales.