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The luminescent solar concentrators with the H-aggregate of perylene diimide dye imbedded into PMMA

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A perylene diimide fluorescent dye, N,N′-bis-(2-tert-butylaniline)-3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic diimide (BTBPD) was synthesized and crystallized to H-aggregate. The dye aggregates were studied for their photophysical properties, such as absorption and emission behavior, fluorescence efficiency, and Stokes shift in comparison with synthesized raw powder-formed dyes. The fluorescent dyes were then imbedded into the PMMA sheet through the thermal free radical polymerization of a methyl methacrylate monomer. Various luminescent solar concentrators were fabricated using these dye-imbedded PMMA sheets with the aid of a multi-crystalline silicon solar cell, side mirror, and backside diffuse reflector. The solar cells were studied on their photovoltaic performance, such as Voc, Isc, photoelectric conversion efficiencies, IPCE, and external quantum efficiencies. The effect of the crystalline form of the dyes on solar cell performance was investigated.

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    Byeong Gwon Han & Jeong Soo Kim

  2. Graduate School of Energy Technology, Daejeon, 305-764, Korea

    Jeong Soo Kim

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Han, B.G., Kim, J.S. The luminescent solar concentrators with the H-aggregate of perylene diimide dye imbedded into PMMA. Fibers Polym 16, 752–760 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-015-0752-z

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