title: PbSe quantum dot based luminescent solar concentrators.
abstract: The results are presented for luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) fabricated with poly(lauryl methacrylate-co-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) (P(LMA-co-EGDMA)) and Angstrom Bond, Inc. AB9093 acrylic epoxy matrix, high quantum yield (> 70%) PbSe quantum dots (QDs) and silicon photovoltaic (Si PV) cells. LSCs were tested under a lamp with broadband illumination, photon flux-matched to a standard solar spectrum and verified under a calibrated solar lamp source. The P(LMA-co-EGDMA) sample demonstrated the highest power conversion efficiency of any known LSC fabricated with either QDs or Si PV cells, 4.74%. Additionally, increased temperature was shown to reduce efficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States of America.
authors.forename: Dennis L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Waldron
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Preske
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zawodny
authors.forename: Todd D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Krauss
authors.forename: Mool C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gupta