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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
As a large-area solar radiation collector, luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) can be used as power generation units in semitransparent solar windows, modernized agricultural greenhouses and building facades. However, the external optical efficiency and long-term stability of the LSCs limit their practical applications due to the sensitivity of the emitters to the light and environmental conditions. Here, we used the concept of “laminated glass” to prepare LSCs, which consist of two waveguide layers and the quantum dots (QDs)/polymer interlayer, and we tune the refractive index of the different parts of the system to improve the external optical efficiency and stability of the LSCs, simultaneously. The waveguide layer can be glass, quartz, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and other transparent materials. The CdSe/CdS core/shell QDs were used as fluorophores to prepare the interlayer of the LSCs. The external …
Publisher: 
Elsevier
Publication date: 
1 Apr 2020
Authors: 

Guiju Liu, Raffaello Mazzaro, Changchun Sun, Yuanming Zhang, Yiqian Wang, Haiguang Zhao, Guangting Han, Alberto Vomiero

Biblio References: 
Volume: 70 Pages: 104470
Origin: 
Nano Energy