High efficiency sandwich structure luminescent solar concentrators based on colloidal quantum dots

This review summarizes the recent progress, challenges and perspectives of luminescent solar concentrators based on colloidal quantum dots via harnessing their properties.

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Gram-scale synthesis of carbon quantum dots with a large Stokes shift for the fabrication of eco-friendly and high-efficiency luminescent solar concentrators

Energy & Environmental Science ◽

10.1039/d0ee02235g ◽

2021 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Haiguang Zhao ◽

Guiju Liu ◽

Shujie You ◽

Franco V. A. Camargo ◽

Margherita Zavelani-Rossi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quantum Dots ◽

High Efficiency ◽

Stokes Shift ◽

Carbon Quantum Dots ◽

Large Area ◽

Optical Efficiency ◽

Solar Concentrators ◽

Large Stokes Shift ◽

Highly Efficient ◽

Luminescent Solar Concentrators

Highly efficient large-area luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) were demonstrated using colloidal C-dots. The large-area LSC (225 cm2) exhibited an external optical efficiency of 2.2% (under natural sun irradiation, 60 mW cm−2).

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Light management using CsPbBr3 colloidal quantum dots for luminescent solar concentrators

Methods and Applications in Fluorescence ◽

10.1088/2050-6120/abb99c ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 045008

Author(s):

Akhilesh Kumar Singh

Keyword(s):

Quantum Dots ◽

Colloidal Quantum Dots ◽

Solar Concentrators ◽

Luminescent Solar Concentrators ◽

Light Management

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Review on Colloidal Quantum Dots Luminescent Solar Concentrators

ChemistrySelect ◽

10.1002/slct.202100674 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (20) ◽

pp. 4948-4967

Author(s):

Andrew Kim ◽

Alireza Hosseinmardi ◽

Pratheep K. Annamalai ◽

Pawan Kumar ◽

Rajkumar Patel

Keyword(s):

Quantum Dots ◽

Colloidal Quantum Dots ◽

Solar Concentrators ◽

Luminescent Solar Concentrators

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Tackling self-absorption in luminescent solar concentrators with type-II colloidal quantum dots

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells ◽

10.1016/j.solmat.2012.12.028 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 111 ◽

pp. 57-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 99

Author(s):

Zachar Krumer ◽

Suzanne J. Pera ◽

Relinde J.A. van Dijk-Moes ◽

Yiming Zhao ◽

Alexander F.P. de Brouwer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quantum Dots ◽

Colloidal Quantum Dots ◽

Type Ii ◽

Solar Concentrators ◽

Luminescent Solar Concentrators

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Highly efficient large-area colourless luminescent solar concentrators using heavy-metal-free colloidal quantum dots

Nature Nanotechnology ◽

10.1038/nnano.2015.178 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 878-885 ◽

Cited By ~ 279

Author(s):

Francesco Meinardi ◽

Hunter McDaniel ◽

Francesco Carulli ◽

Annalisa Colombo ◽

Kirill A. Velizhanin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Heavy Metal ◽

Quantum Dots ◽

Colloidal Quantum Dots ◽

Large Area ◽

Solar Concentrators ◽

Metal Free ◽

Highly Efficient ◽

Luminescent Solar Concentrators

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Thermal Effect on the Efficiency and Stability of Luminescent Solar Concentrators based on Colloidal Quantum Dots

Journal of Materials Chemistry C ◽

10.1039/d0tc05466f ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bingxu Liu ◽

Shihuan Ren ◽

Guangting Han ◽

Haiguang Zhao ◽

Xingyi Huang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quantum Dots ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Thermal Effect ◽

Colloidal Quantum Dots ◽

Silicon Solar Cells ◽

Large Area ◽

Solar Concentrators ◽

Luminescent Solar Concentrators ◽

The Cost

Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are large-area sunlight collectors, consisting a waveguide embedded with fluorophores LSCs could reduce the use of expensive silicon solar cells, thus decreasing the cost of the...

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