TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimized excitation energy transfer in a three-dye luminescent solar concentrator
AU - Bailey, Sheldon T.
AU - Lokey, Gretchen E.
AU - Hanes, Melinda S.
AU - Shearer, John D.M.
AU - McLafferty, Jason B.
AU - Beaumont, Gregg T.
AU - Baseler, Timothy T.
AU - Layhue, Joshua M.
AU - Broussard, Dustin R.
AU - Zhang, Yu Zhong
AU - Wittmershaus, Bruce P.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to express our appreciation to Molecular Probes Inc. for providing samples of their dyes for this research. We would also like to thank the many people from Molecular Probes who have contributed their time and ideas in valuable discussions about our research, particularly Drs. Richard and Rosaria Haugland and Dr. Iain Johnson. Our special thanks to Jerry McGraw for his valuable advice and time. This research was supported through grants from the National Science Foundation, the Division of Electronics and Communications Systems, Grants ECS-9906282 and ECS-0424153. Additional support was received through undergraduate research grants awarded to STB, GEL, MSH, JDMS, JBM, GTB, and TTB from the Pennsylvania State University: Erie, The Behrend College.
PY - 2007/1/5
Y1 - 2007/1/5
N2 - The spectral range of sunlight absorbed by a luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) is increased by using multiple dyes. Absorption, fluorescence, and fluorescence excitation spectra, and relative light output are reported for LSCs made with one, two, or three BODIPY dyes in a thin polymer layer on glass. Losses caused by multiple emission and reabsorption events are minimized by optimizing resonance excitation energy transfer between dyes. Increases in the outputs from the multiple-dye LSCs are directly proportional to increases in the number of photons absorbed. The output of the three-dye LSC is 45-170% higher than those of the single-dye LSCs.
AB - The spectral range of sunlight absorbed by a luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) is increased by using multiple dyes. Absorption, fluorescence, and fluorescence excitation spectra, and relative light output are reported for LSCs made with one, two, or three BODIPY dyes in a thin polymer layer on glass. Losses caused by multiple emission and reabsorption events are minimized by optimizing resonance excitation energy transfer between dyes. Increases in the outputs from the multiple-dye LSCs are directly proportional to increases in the number of photons absorbed. The output of the three-dye LSC is 45-170% higher than those of the single-dye LSCs.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.07.011
DO - 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.07.011
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33750035780
VL - 91
SP - 67
EP - 75
JO - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
JF - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
SN - 0927-0248
IS - 1
ER -