Evaluating Tandem Luminscent Solar Concentrator Performance Based on Luminophore Selection

John Keil; Yaling Liu; Uwe Kortshagen; Vivian E. Ferry

doi:10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518707

Evaluating Tandem Luminscent Solar Concentrator Performance Based on Luminophore Selection

John Keil, Yaling Liu, Uwe Kortshagen, Vivian E. Ferry

Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

Analytical modeling results are reported for a tandem luminescent solar concentrator system utilizing Si nanocrystal luminophores in the bottom junction and a variety of candidate top junction luminophores. A multicrystalline Si photovoltaic cell is used for the Si nanocrystal junction and a thin-film GaAs cell is used for the top. Three of the five top luminophores tested enhance the power conversion efficiency while maintaining the aesthetic quality of the system, confirming that Si nanocrystals can be used in tandem luminescent solar concentrators and emphasizing the importance of strategic luminophore selection.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1680-1684
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665419222
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518707
State	Published - Jun 20 2021
Event	48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021 - Fort Lauderdale, United States Duration: Jun 20 2021 → Jun 25 2021

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Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)	0160-8371

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Conference	48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021
Country/Territory	United States
City	Fort Lauderdale
Period	6/20/21 → 6/25/21

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported partially by the National Science Foundation under Award No. 1553234. Partial support was received from the Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund (M.L. 2018, Chp. 214, Art. 4, Sec. 02, Subd. 07a).

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© 2021 IEEE.

Keywords

luminescent solar concentrator
nanocrystals
optical waveguides
photoluminescence

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Keil, J., Liu, Y., Kortshagen, U., & Ferry, V. E. (2021). Evaluating Tandem Luminscent Solar Concentrator Performance Based on Luminophore Selection. In 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021 (pp. 1680-1684). (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518707

Evaluating Tandem Luminscent Solar Concentrator Performance Based on Luminophore Selection. / Keil, John; Liu, Yaling; Kortshagen, Uwe et al.
2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. p. 1680-1684 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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Keil, J, Liu, Y, Kortshagen, U & Ferry, VE 2021, Evaluating Tandem Luminscent Solar Concentrator Performance Based on Luminophore Selection. in 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1680-1684, 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021, Fort Lauderdale, United States, 6/20/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518707

Keil J, Liu Y, Kortshagen U , Ferry VE. Evaluating Tandem Luminscent Solar Concentrator Performance Based on Luminophore Selection. In 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2021. p. 1680-1684. (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). doi: 10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518707

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