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Optical studies on some dyes for liquid solar concentrators
Ramesh Kondepudi,S. Srinivasan +1 more
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In this paper, the spectral properties of some luminescent dyes, derivatives of xanthene and benzoxazinone groups, in a liquid polymer matrix, Triton x-100, have been studied.About:
This article is published in Solar Energy Materials.The article was published on 1990-03-01. It has received 17 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Matrix (mathematics) & Xanthene.read more
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Thirty Years of Luminescent Solar Concentrator Research: Solar Energy for the Built Environment
TL;DR: The luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) is a simple device at its heart, employing a polymeric or glass waveguide and luminecent molecules to generate electricity from sunlight when attached to a photovoltaic cell as mentioned in this paper.
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Supramolecular Luminescent Sensors
TL;DR: Specific focus is placed on the development of new macrocycle hosts since 2010, coupled with considerations of the underlying principles of supramolecular chemistry as well as analytes of interest and common luminophores.
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Enhancing the performance of building integrated photovoltaics
Brian Norton,Philip C. Eames,Tapas K. Mallick,Ming Jun Huang,Sarah McCormack,Jayanta Deb Mondol,Y.G. Yohanis +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review of recent research in Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) is presented with the emphases on a range of key systems whose improvement would be likely to lead to improved solar energy conversion efficiency and/or economic viability.
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Quantum dot solar concentrators: Electrical conversion efficiencies and comparative concentrating factors of fabricated devices
TL;DR: In this article, a novel non-tracking concentrator is described, which uses nano-scale quantum dot technology to render the concept of a fluorescent dye solar concentrator (FSC) a practical proposition.
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The Hidden Potential of Luminescent Solar Concentrators
TL;DR: In this article, the luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) is shown to be a powerful and highly adaptive photonic platform with many more capabilities and potential than only generating electricity from sunlight, and the main goal of this work is to shed light onto this alternative application space and highlight the LSC's unique spectral manipulation, light distribution, and light concentration properties.
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Luminescent solar concentrators - A review
TL;DR: A review of the development and an analysis of the principles of operation of luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) devices is presented in this paper, where the theory of volume-dispersed dye systems is discussed, and a new calculation describing the operation of thin-film dye solid solution systems on undoped substrates is presented.
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Fluorescent planar concentrators
TL;DR: In this article, the authors have discussed the advantages of planar concentrators for both direct and diffuse light, and variability in transparency which offers the possibility of a manifold of hybrid applications.
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Synthesis and properties of some 7-dimethylamino-1,4-benzoxazin-2-ones
TL;DR: In this article, the synthesis of fluorescent dyes by condensing α-keto-acids with 2-amino-5-dimethylaminophenol is described.
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Fluorescent solar concentrators using liquid solutions
TL;DR: In this article, a method for separating the relative contribution of the dye and the matrix in the total attenuation of light is proposed for fluorescent solar concentrators using liquid solutions of organic dyes.