Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2010
Abstract
We model the effects of dye molecule alignment on the collection efficiency of luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs). A Monte Carlo model for photontransport in LSC’s is derived and utilized, which incorporates the effects of fluorescent-dye-molecular alignment and the subsequent control over absorption, emission, and propagation properties. We focus on the effects of molecular alignment statistics on photon absorption and subsequent emission, including polarization and propagation direction imparted by dipole direction, to model device light-capture efficiency, defined as the ratio of the amount of light reaching particular slab edges to that incident on a face. We find that modest control of alignment, coupled with reasonable and attainable emission-absorption dipole angles, can produce very large collection efficiencies for a range of device parameters. We note that efficiencies for small values of dye molecule Stoke’s shift may be made as large as those for homogeneous (unaligned) systems with large Stoke’s shift.
Publication Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Volume
108
Issue
5
Required Publisher's Statement
© 2010 American Institute of Physics. View original article at Journal of Applied Physics.
Recommended Citation
McDowall, Stephen; Johnson, Brad L.; and Patrick, David L., "Simulations of Luminescent Solar Concentrators: Effects of Polarization and Fluorophore Alignment" (2010). Chemistry Faculty and Staff Publications. 1.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/chemistry_facpubs/1
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Solar concentrators--Efficiency; Luminescence; Solar radiation--Polarization; Photovoltaic power generation--Research
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
