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Aesthetically Pleasing, Visible Light Transmissive, Luminescent Solar Concentrators Using a BODIPY Derivative
Author(s) -
BrzeczekSzafran Alina,
Richards Christopher J.,
Lopez Vanessa M.,
Wagner Pawel,
Nattestad Andrew
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
physica status solidi (a)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1862-6319
pISSN - 1862-6300
DOI - 10.1002/pssa.201800551
Subject(s) - materials science , optoelectronics , luminescence , derivative (finance) , monte carlo method , optics , visible spectrum , photovoltaic system , quantum yield , fluorescence , physics , engineering , electrical engineering , mathematics , financial economics , economics , statistics
A visible light transmitting BODIPY derivative with an emission peak at 604 nm and quantum yield of 64% is incorporated into a PMMA matrix, resulting in an aesthetically pleasing luminescent solar concentrator (LSC), suitable for “power window” applications. A Monte Carlo modeling platform is shown to be useful firstly to tune device performance, but also to give direction to future synthetic efforts. From this an 4 mm thick LSC of (100 × 100 mm) is shown to have optical efficiency of ≈3.3%.