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Solar Windows: Transparent Luminescent Solar Concentrators for Large‐Area Solar Windows Enabled by Massive Stokes‐Shift Nanocluster Phosphors (Adv. Energy Mater. 9/2013)
Author(s) -
Zhao Yimu,
Lunt Richard R.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201370037
Subject(s) - materials science , phosphor , optoelectronics , luminescence , stokes shift , absorption (acoustics) , solar energy , optics , nanotechnology , physics , composite material , engineering , electrical engineering
Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) have been regaining interest for building integrated energy harvesting systems. However, the visible coloring of these systems has hindered widespread adoption, particularly in windows. On page 1143 , Yimu Zhao and Richard R. Lunt demonstrate transparent LSCs based on exceptional nanocluster blends that exhibit massively down‐converted emission with near‐unity quantum yield and perfectly tuned absorption and emission throughout the visible spectrum. These devices present new opportunities for non‐tinted and scalable solar‐windows.