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Date Permissions Signed

8-4-2016

Date of Award

Summer 2016

Document Type

Masters Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Chemistry

First Advisor

Patrick, David L.

Second Advisor

Emory, Steven R.

Third Advisor

Peyron, Mark, 1961-

Abstract

The sun is the most prominent renewable energy resource. Technologies such as photovoltaics (PVs) have yet to emerge as a cost effective alternative to non-renewable energy resources such as fossil fuels. Luminescent solar concentrators (LSC) possess the ability to lower the cost of solar energy by the reduction of the photovoltaic cell area and yet increase photovoltaic conversion efficiency. LSC’s offer an attractive approach to concentrating both specular and diffuse light, which eliminates expensive solar tracking methods. Luminophores for LSC applications are often dominated by reabsorption losses and absorb a small part of the solar spectrum, which prevents LSC’s from being a competitor in today’s energy market. This thesis introduces a new class of luminophore for use in LSCs based on Copper Indium Disulfide (CIS). CIS has a broad absorption spectrum from the Ultraviolet to near-infrared with a tunable emission output, high photoluminescent quantum yield, and large effective stokes shift making them the current best LSC luminophore.

Type

Text

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25710/q0yt-aa49

Publisher

Western Washington University

OCLC Number

956551616

Subject – LCSH

Copper sulfide; Solar concentrators; Photovoltic power systems

Format

application/pdf

Genre/Form

masters theses

Language

English

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.

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