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Aesthetically Pleasing, Visible Light Transmissive, Luminescent Solar Concentrators Using a BODIPY Derivative (Phys. Status Solidi A 21∕2018)
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.201870047
Subject(s) - luminophore , photovoltaic system , optoelectronics , materials science , absorption (acoustics) , visible spectrum , luminescence , optics , solar energy , derivative (finance) , physics , engineering , electrical engineering , composite material , financial economics , economics
Solar Concentrators Luminescent solar concentrators are produced utilising a BODIPY derivative as a luminophore. This dye possessed strong absorption in the red‐NIR range and weak across the rest of the visible light spectrum. This affords the creation of large area semi‐transparent panels which can be coupled to conventional photovoltaic strips to convert this red‐NIR light to electrical energy, with efficiencies above 2% (for 100 × 100 mm 2 ). Modelling is performed to optimize performance. However it is noted that the optimum is quite broad as well as being sensitive to the device area, suggesting a high degree of versatility and aesthetic appeal of this system. More details can be found in article number 1800551 by Alina Brzeczek‐Szafran, Andrew Nattestad, and co‐workers.