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Light Harvesting using Solar Cells and Luminescent Solar Concentrators


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1 Department of Physics, School of Advanced Scences, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, India
 

Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are panels made of polymers which are doped with fluorescent dye or quantum dots. In space-limited urban areas where deploying solar cells on a large scale is inconvenient, LSC panels can be installed on vertical structures to collect maximum solar radiation. These structures which collect solar radiation, guide the light towards edges of the panel where solar converters are located. Solar converters for large-scale deployment make use of photovoltaic or nano-antenna technology. The latter has the advantage of being able to work at nighttime by making use of infrared radiation re-emitted by earth. It is possible to increase the efficiency of LSCs by employing novel approaches which make use of stimulated emission. In this manner, LSCs can increase the share of solar energy use in urban areas.

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Light Harvesting, Luminescent Solar Concentrators, Nano-Antennas, Photovoltaics, Solar Radiation.
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Authors

Renju Rajan
Department of Physics, School of Advanced Scences, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, India
P. Ramesh Babu
Department of Physics, School of Advanced Scences, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, India
K. Senthilnathan
Department of Physics, School of Advanced Scences, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, India

Abstract


Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are panels made of polymers which are doped with fluorescent dye or quantum dots. In space-limited urban areas where deploying solar cells on a large scale is inconvenient, LSC panels can be installed on vertical structures to collect maximum solar radiation. These structures which collect solar radiation, guide the light towards edges of the panel where solar converters are located. Solar converters for large-scale deployment make use of photovoltaic or nano-antenna technology. The latter has the advantage of being able to work at nighttime by making use of infrared radiation re-emitted by earth. It is possible to increase the efficiency of LSCs by employing novel approaches which make use of stimulated emission. In this manner, LSCs can increase the share of solar energy use in urban areas.

Keywords


Light Harvesting, Luminescent Solar Concentrators, Nano-Antennas, Photovoltaics, Solar Radiation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv118%2Fi11%2F1652-1655