title: A Low Reabsorbing Luminescent Solar Concentrator Employing π-Conjugated Polymers.
abstract: A highly efficient thin-film luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) utilizing two π-conjugated polymers as antennae for small amounts of the valued perylene bisimide Lumogen F Red 305 is presented. The LSC exhibits high photoluminescence quantum yield, low reabsorption, and relatively low refractive indices for waveguide matching. A Monte Carlo simulation predicts the LSC to possess exceptionally high optical efficiencies on large scales.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Coropceanu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Moungi G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bawendi
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Swager
keywords: energy transfer; luminescent solar concentrators; photovoltaics; π-conjugated polymers