Building-integrated photovoltaics is gaining consensus as a renewable energy technology for producing electricity at the point of use. Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) could extend architectural integration to the urban environment by realizing electrode-less photovoltaic windows. Crucial for large-Area LSCs is the suppression of reabsorption losses, which requires emitters with negligible overlap between their absorption and emission spectra. Here, we demonstrate the use of indirect-bandgap semiconductor nanostructures such as highly emissive silicon quantum dots. Silicon is non-Toxic, low-cost and ultra-earth-Abundant, which avoids the limitations to the industrial scaling of quantum dots composed of low-Abundance elements. Suppressed reabsorption and scattering losses lead to nearly ideal LSCs with an optical efficiency of i • = 2.85%, matching state-of-The-Art semi-Transparent LSCs. Monte Carlo simulations indicate that optimized silicon quantum dot LSCs have a clear path to i • > 5% for 1â €..m 2 devices. We are finally able to realize flexible LSCs with performances comparable to those of flat concentrators, which opens the way to a new design freedom for building-integrated photovoltaics elements.
Meinardi, F., Ehrenberg, S., Dhamo, L., Carulli, F., Mauri, M., Bruni, F., et al. (2017). Highly efficient luminescent solar concentrators based on earth-Abundant indirect-bandgap silicon quantum dots. NATURE PHOTONICS, 11(3), 177-185 [10.1038/nphoton.2017.5].
Citazione: | Meinardi, F., Ehrenberg, S., Dhamo, L., Carulli, F., Mauri, M., Bruni, F., et al. (2017). Highly efficient luminescent solar concentrators based on earth-Abundant indirect-bandgap silicon quantum dots. NATURE PHOTONICS, 11(3), 177-185 [10.1038/nphoton.2017.5]. | |
Tipo: | Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico | |
Carattere della pubblicazione: | Scientifica | |
Presenza di un coautore afferente ad Istituzioni straniere: | Si | |
Titolo: | Highly efficient luminescent solar concentrators based on earth-Abundant indirect-bandgap silicon quantum dots | |
Autori: | Meinardi, F; Ehrenberg, S; Dhamo, L; Carulli, F; Mauri, M; Bruni, F; Simonutti, R; Kortshagen, U; Brovelli, S | |
Autori: | BROVELLI, SERGIO (Ultimo) (Corresponding) | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2017 | |
Lingua: | English | |
Rivista: | NATURE PHOTONICS | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2017.5 | |
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