Analysis of the 1 Year Outdoor Performance of Quantum Dot Luminescent Solar Concentrators
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2023-04
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de Bruin, Thomas A.
Terricabres Polo, Raimon
Kaul, A.
Zawacka, Natalia K.
Prins, P. T.
Gietema, Thomas F.J.
de Waal, Anne C.
de Boer, F.S.
Vanmaekelbergh, D.A.M.
Leblans, Paul
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Abstract
Three quantum dot luminescent solar concentrators (QDLSCs) are constructed to assess their performance in an outdoor environment over an entire year. The QDLSCs have a (Formula presented.) PMMA-Kraton-PMMA sandwich structure with either InP/ZnSe/ZnS, (Formula presented.), or CdSe/CdS/ZnS core/shell quantum dots incorporated in the Kraton interlayer. Furthermore, two reference LSCs are included: one using Lumogen F Red 305 as the luminophore and one without a luminophore in the Kraton layer. The power conversion efficiency is assessed for a cloudy and a sunny day, showing the influence of diffuse and direct irradiance. Moreover, the influence of mounting orientation and direct irradiance is analyzed for individual solar strips attached to the sides. Long-term results show an efficiency increase of (Formula presented.) and InP/ZnSe/ZnS QDLSC while the CdSe/CdS/ZnS QDLSCs and the Lumogen LSC show a pronounced drop in efficiency in the first 3 months. Photodegradation studies under continuous white light exposure for 420 h are performed on smaller pieces cut from the QDLSCs before their assembly outdoors and show similar trends to those observed in the 1 year outdoor study. Future research will focus on the postmortem analysis of the QDLSCs and increasing the efficiencies.
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luminescent solar concentrators, outdoors, photodegradation, quantum dots, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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de Bruin, T A, Terricabres-Polo, R, Kaul, A, Zawacka, N K, Prins, P T, Gietema, T F J, de Waal, A C, de Boer, D K G, Vanmaekelbergh, D A M, Leblans, P, Verkuilen, S, Hens, Z, de Mello Donega, C & van Sark, W G J H M 2023, 'Analysis of the 1 Year Outdoor Performance of Quantum Dot Luminescent Solar Concentrators', Solar RRL, vol. 7, no. 8, 2201121. https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202201121