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