Monte-Carlo simulations of light propagation in luminescent solar concentrators based on semiconductor nanoparticles

2011 ◽  
Vol 110 (3) ◽  
pp. 033108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derya Şahin ◽  
Boaz Ilan ◽  
David F. Kelley
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Simulations ◽  
Light Propagation ◽  
Semiconductor Nanoparticles ◽  
Solar Concentrators ◽  
Luminescent Solar Concentrators

scholarly journals Monte Carlo study of PbSe quantum dots as the fluorescent material in luminescent solar concentrators

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (S1) ◽  
pp. A35 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Wilton ◽  
M. R. Fetterman ◽  
J. J. Low ◽  
Guanjun You ◽  
Zhenyu Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Study ◽  
Solar Concentrators ◽  
Fluorescent Material ◽  
Luminescent Solar Concentrators

Analyzing luminescent solar concentrators with front-facing photovoltaic cells using weighted Monte Carlo ray tracing

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (21) ◽  
pp. 214510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin Woei Leow ◽  
Carley Corrado ◽  
Melissa Osborn ◽  
Michael Isaacson ◽  
Glenn Alers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Photovoltaic Cells ◽  
Solar Concentrators ◽  
Luminescent Solar Concentrators

scholarly journals Waveguiding of Photoluminescence in a Layer of Semiconductor Nanoparticles

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 683
Author(s):  
Yera Ye. Ussembayev ◽  
Natalia K. Zawacka ◽  
Filip Strubbe ◽  
Zeger Hens ◽  
Kristiaan Neyts
Keyword(s):  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Liquid Crystal Displays ◽  
Semiconductor Nanoparticles ◽  
Shell Nanoparticles ◽  
Optical Efficiency ◽  
Solar Concentrators ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Luminescent Solar Concentrators ◽  
Light Concentration ◽  
Core Shell Nanoparticles

Semiconductor nanoparticles (SNPs), such as quantum dots (QDs) and core/shell nanoparticles, have proven to be promising candidates for the development of next-generation technologies, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and solar concentrators. Typically, these applications use a sub-micrometer-thick film of SNPs to realize photoluminescence. However, our current knowledge on how this thin SNP layer affects the optical efficiency remains incomplete. In this work, we demonstrate how the thickness of the photoluminescent layer governs the direction of the emitted light. Our theoretical and experimental results show that the emission is fully outcoupled for sufficiently thin films (monolayer of SNPs), whereas for larger thicknesses (larger than one tenth of the wavelength) an important contribution propagates along the film that acts as a planar waveguide. These findings serve as a guideline for the smart design of diverse QD-based systems, ranging from LEDs, where thinner layers of SNPs maximize the light outcoupling, to luminescent solar concentrators, where a thicker layer of SNPs will boost the efficiency of light concentration.

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