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Design and realization of transparent solar modules based on luminescent solar concentrators integrating nanostructured photonic crystals
Herein, we present a prototype of a photovoltaic module that combines a luminescent solar concentrator integrating one‐dimensional photonic crystals and in‐plane CuInGaSe(2) (CIGS) solar cells. Highly uniform and wide‐area nanostructured multilayers with photonic crystal properties were deposited by...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5014289/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27656090 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2621 |
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author | Jiménez‐Solano, Alberto Delgado‐Sánchez, José‐Maria Calvo, Mauricio E. Miranda‐Muñoz, José M. Lozano, Gabriel Sancho, Diego Sánchez‐Cortezón, Emilio Míguez, Hernán |
author_facet | Jiménez‐Solano, Alberto Delgado‐Sánchez, José‐Maria Calvo, Mauricio E. Miranda‐Muñoz, José M. Lozano, Gabriel Sancho, Diego Sánchez‐Cortezón, Emilio Míguez, Hernán |
author_sort | Jiménez‐Solano, Alberto |
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description | Herein, we present a prototype of a photovoltaic module that combines a luminescent solar concentrator integrating one‐dimensional photonic crystals and in‐plane CuInGaSe(2) (CIGS) solar cells. Highly uniform and wide‐area nanostructured multilayers with photonic crystal properties were deposited by a cost‐efficient and scalable liquid processing amenable to large‐scale fabrication. Their role is to both maximize light absorption in the targeted spectral range, determined by the fluorophore employed, and minimize losses caused by emission at angles within the escape cone of the planar concentrator. From a structural perspective, the porous nature of the layers facilitates the integration with the thermoplastic polymers typically used to encapsulate and seal these modules. Judicious design of the module geometry, as well as of the optical properties of the dielectric mirrors employed, allows optimizing light guiding and hence photovoltaic performance while preserving a great deal of transparency. Optimized in‐plane designs like the one herein proposed are of relevance for building integrated photovoltaics, as ease of fabrication, long‐term stability and improved performance are simultaneously achieved. © 2015 The Authors. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
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spelling | pubmed-50142892016-09-19 Design and realization of transparent solar modules based on luminescent solar concentrators integrating nanostructured photonic crystals Jiménez‐Solano, Alberto Delgado‐Sánchez, José‐Maria Calvo, Mauricio E. Miranda‐Muñoz, José M. Lozano, Gabriel Sancho, Diego Sánchez‐Cortezón, Emilio Míguez, Hernán Prog Photovolt Research Articles Herein, we present a prototype of a photovoltaic module that combines a luminescent solar concentrator integrating one‐dimensional photonic crystals and in‐plane CuInGaSe(2) (CIGS) solar cells. Highly uniform and wide‐area nanostructured multilayers with photonic crystal properties were deposited by a cost‐efficient and scalable liquid processing amenable to large‐scale fabrication. Their role is to both maximize light absorption in the targeted spectral range, determined by the fluorophore employed, and minimize losses caused by emission at angles within the escape cone of the planar concentrator. From a structural perspective, the porous nature of the layers facilitates the integration with the thermoplastic polymers typically used to encapsulate and seal these modules. Judicious design of the module geometry, as well as of the optical properties of the dielectric mirrors employed, allows optimizing light guiding and hence photovoltaic performance while preserving a great deal of transparency. Optimized in‐plane designs like the one herein proposed are of relevance for building integrated photovoltaics, as ease of fabrication, long‐term stability and improved performance are simultaneously achieved. © 2015 The Authors. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015-04-23 2015-12 /pmc/articles/PMC5014289/ /pubmed/27656090 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2621 Text en © 2015 The Authors. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
spellingShingle | Research Articles Jiménez‐Solano, Alberto Delgado‐Sánchez, José‐Maria Calvo, Mauricio E. Miranda‐Muñoz, José M. Lozano, Gabriel Sancho, Diego Sánchez‐Cortezón, Emilio Míguez, Hernán Design and realization of transparent solar modules based on luminescent solar concentrators integrating nanostructured photonic crystals |
title | Design and realization of transparent solar modules based on luminescent solar concentrators integrating nanostructured photonic crystals |
title_full | Design and realization of transparent solar modules based on luminescent solar concentrators integrating nanostructured photonic crystals |
title_fullStr | Design and realization of transparent solar modules based on luminescent solar concentrators integrating nanostructured photonic crystals |
title_full_unstemmed | Design and realization of transparent solar modules based on luminescent solar concentrators integrating nanostructured photonic crystals |
title_short | Design and realization of transparent solar modules based on luminescent solar concentrators integrating nanostructured photonic crystals |
title_sort | design and realization of transparent solar modules based on luminescent solar concentrators integrating nanostructured photonic crystals |
topic | Research Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5014289/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27656090 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2621 |
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