Yuan Yao

TL;DR: An efficient luminescence trapping structure is designed that should allow the luminescent concentrator based on CdSe/CdS nanorods to operate in the high-concentration regime.

TL;DR: In this article, a photonic mirror was coupled with a luminescent waveguide to form an optical cavity where emitted luminescence was trapped omnidirectionally, and 82% of luminesced photons traveled the length of the waveguide, creating a concentration ratio of 30.3.

TL;DR: A recent roadmap on optical energy conversion provides a snapshot of the state of the art, remaining challenges, and most promising approaches to address these challenges as mentioned in this paper, where leading experts authored 19 focused short sections where they share their vision on a specific aspect of this burgeoning research field.

TL;DR: In this paper, a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) was proposed to reuse the escaped luminescence at the front surface by utilizing a photonic band-stop filter that reflects photons in the luminophore's emission range while transmitting those in its absorption range.

TL;DR: A module design is introduced that integrates capabilities in flat-plate PV directly with the most sophisticated CPV technologies, for capture of both direct and diffuse sunlight, thereby achieving efficiency in PV conversion of the global solar radiation.