Abstract:Abstract. Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are being developed as a potentially low cost-per-Wp photovoltaic device, suited for applications especially in the built environment. LSCs generally consist of transparent polymer sheets doped with luminescent species, either organic dye molecules or semiconductor nanocrystals. Direct and diffuse incident sunlight is absorbed by the luminescent species and emitted at redshifted wavelengths with high quantum efficiency. Optimum design ensures that a large fracti… Show more
“…This is usually accomplished using spectral decomposition or direct absorption HTFs. The most common spectrum decomposition elements in CPVT studies are beam splitting filters [93], holographic concentrators [280], heat mirrors [242], and luminescent concentrators [101] while a direct absorption HTF could be a pure HTF or more commonly a customized nanoparticle-suspended HTF [94]. Other less common spectrum decomposition techniques include diffractive optical elements [322] and dispersive prismatic elements [323].…”
Section: Adhesive Between Pv Cells and Thermal Collectormentioning
“…This is usually accomplished using spectral decomposition or direct absorption HTFs. The most common spectrum decomposition elements in CPVT studies are beam splitting filters [93], holographic concentrators [280], heat mirrors [242], and luminescent concentrators [101] while a direct absorption HTF could be a pure HTF or more commonly a customized nanoparticle-suspended HTF [94]. Other less common spectrum decomposition techniques include diffractive optical elements [322] and dispersive prismatic elements [323].…”
Section: Adhesive Between Pv Cells and Thermal Collectormentioning
“…Furthermore, the possibility to direct and concentrate solar radiation to the edges of the panel by total internal reflection (TIR) allows to minimize the PV surface [14].…”
“…QDs are semiconducting nanocrystals that typically have dimensions of several nanometers. QDs have been modeled and experimentally tested for fluorescent concentrators for more than 10 years [29,65,81,[96][97][98][99][100]. Additional to QDs having a spherical shape, more recently rod-like semiconducting nanocrystals (nanorods, NRs) have been synthesized and studied, too [101][102][103].…”
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