title: Promising fluorescent dye for solar energy conversion based on a perylene perinone.
abstract: We describe the synthesis of a dye based on a perylene perinone and evaluate its potential as the functional material for use in the luminescent solar concentrator (LSC). The dye extends the absorption wavelength of LSCs using the perylene-based dye Lumogen Red 305 by more than ~50 nm, translating into the collection of potentially 25% more photons at a reasonable fluorescent quantum yield and photostability. When the new perinone is used in a two-waveguide LSC in conjunction with Red 305, the integrated edge emission of the total LSC system may be increased more than 24% when compared to the Red 305 dye alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Functional Organic Materials and Devices, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. m.g.debije@tue.nl
authors.forename: Michael G
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authors.lastname: Debije
authors.forename: Paul P C
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Verbunt
authors.forename: Pradeep J
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authors.lastname: Nadkarni
authors.forename: Suresh
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authors.lastname: Velate
authors.forename: Kankan
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authors.lastname: Bhaumik
authors.forename: Sankaran
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authors.lastname: Nedumbamana
authors.forename: Brenda C
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authors.lastname: Rowan
authors.forename: Bryce S
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authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: Theo L
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authors.lastname: Hoeks