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A Low Reabsorbing Luminescent Solar Concentrator Employing π-Conjugated Polymers

Title

A Low Reabsorbing Luminescent Solar Concentrator Employing π-Conjugated Polymers

Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2016
Journal
Advanced Materials (Weinheim, Germany)
Volume
28
Start Page
497
Pagination
497-5011
ISSN
0935-9648

Keywords

Abstract

A highly efficient thin-film luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) utilizing two π-conjugated polymers as antennae for small amounts of the valued perylene bisimide Lumogen F Red 305 is presented. The LSC exhibits high photoluminescence quantum yield, low reabsorption, and relatively low refractive indices for waveguide matching. A Monte Carlo simulation predicts the LSC to possess exceptionally high optical efficiencies on large scales.