Aesthetically Pleasing, Visible Light Transmissive, Luminescent Solar Concentrators Using a BODIPY Derivative

Authors

Alina Brzeczek-Szafran, University of Wollongong
Christopher Richardson, University of WollongongFollow
Vanessa Lopez, University of Wollongong
Pawel W. Wagner, University of WollongongFollow
Andrew Nattestad, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

130169

Publication Details

Brzeczek-Szafran, A., Richardson, C. J., Lopez, V. M., Wagner, P. & Nattestad, A. (2018). Aesthetically Pleasing, Visible Light Transmissive, Luminescent Solar Concentrators Using a BODIPY Derivative. Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science, 215 (21), 1800551-1-1800551-6.

Abstract

A visible light transmitting BODIPY derivative with an emission peak at 604 nm and quantum yield of 64% is incorporated into a PMMA matrix, resulting in an aesthetically pleasing luminescent solar concentrator (LSC), suitable for "power window" applications. A Monte Carlo modeling platform is shown to be useful firstly to tune device performance, but also to give direction to future synthetic efforts. From this an 4 mm thick LSC of (100 x 100 mm) is shown to have optical efficiency of ≈3.3%.

Grant Number

ARC/DE160100504