Dye alignment in luminescent solar concentrators: II Horizontal alignment for energy harvesting in linear polarizers | Zendy

C. L. Mulder | Zendy; Philip D. Reusswig | Zendy; Andrew P. Beyler | Zendy; H. Kim | Zendy; Carmel Rotschild | Zendy; M. Antonietta Baldo | Zendy

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Dye alignment in luminescent solar concentrators: II Horizontal alignment for energy harvesting in linear polarizers

Author(s) -

C. L. Mulder,

Philip D. Reusswig,

Andrew P. Beyler,

H. Kim,

Carmel Rotschild,

M. Antonietta Baldo

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

optics express

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 271

ISSN - 1094-4087

DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.000a91

Subject(s) - polarizer , optics , materials science , luminescence , dye sensitized solar cell , linear polarization , optoelectronics , chromophore , liquid crystal , substrate (aquarium) , photon , physics , laser , photochemistry , chemistry , birefringence , electrode , quantum mechanics , electrolyte , oceanography , geology

We describe Linearly Polarized Luminescent Solar Concentrators (LP-LSCs) to replace conventional, purely absorptive, linear polarizers in energy harvesting applications. As a proof of concept, we align 3-(2-Benzothiazolyl)-N,N-diethylumbelliferylamine (Coumarin 6) and 4-dicyanomethyl-6-dimethylaminostiryl-4H-pyran (DCM) dye molecules linearly in the plane of the substrate using a polymerizable liquid crystal host. We show that up to 38% of the photons polarized on the long axis of the dye molecules can be coupled to the edge of the device for an LP-LSC based on Coumarin 6 with an order parameter of 0.52.

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