Spectral response of large-area luminescent solar concentrators

Yilin Li; Yongcao Zhang; Yujian Sun; Tianhui Ren

doi:10.1364/AO.403354

Applied Optics
Vol. 59,
Issue 28,
pp. 8964-8969
(2020)
•https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.403354

Spectral response of large-area luminescent solar concentrators

Yilin Li, Yongcao Zhang, Yujian Sun, and Tianhui Ren

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Abstract

Measuring the spectral response (SR) of large-area ($\gt\!{100}\;{{\rm cm}^2}$) luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) has proven difficult because common laboratory photovoltaic (PV) instruments that offer monochromatic incidence measure devices with limited sizes (typically $\lt\!{50}\;{{\rm cm}^2}$). This report addresses this issue through a method called regional measurements. In this method, large-area LSCs are configured to small surface and edge regions, which are sequentially illuminated and measured, respectively. The measured SRs of large-area LSCs are consistent with those from the conventional method and the Monte Carlo ray-tracing simulation. This method is also applied to analyze scattering effects in the LSCs, showing the relationships of the scattering-induced power gain and power loss to the surface root-mean-squared roughness ($ R_q $) of the devices. The results explain why the PV performance of the LSCs can be improved through proper surface scattering treatment.

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Entry	LSC Size	References
1	$5 \times 5 {c m}^{2}$	[23]
2	$5 \times 5 {c m}^{2}$	[32]
3	$4 \times 6 {c m}^{2}$	[33]
4	$7.8 \times 7.8 {c m}^{2}$	[34]
5	$2.5 \times 2.5 {c m}^{2}$	[35]
6	$7 \times 7 {c m}^{2}$	[36]
7	$5 \times 5 {c m}^{2}$	[37]
8	$> 10 \times 10 {c m}^{2}$	this work

Size ( ${i n}^{2}$ )	$1 \times 1$	$2 \times 2$	$3 \times 3$	$4 \times 4$	$5 \times 5$	$6 \times 6$	$7 \times 7$
Reg.	52.1	48.3	46.1	44.5	43.4	42.4	41.7
Conv.	51.7	48.5	45.8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
MCRTS	52.0	48.2	46.1	44.7	43.5	42.6	41.8
$J - V$ ^a	51.5	50.0	46.6	45.7	43.2	43.8	41.6

$R_{q}$ (-nm)	15	22	33	46	63	82	105
Reg.	38.7	41.4	46.9	52.3	56.7	56.5	52.9
MCRTS	39.0	41.8	47.3	52.9	56.6	56.3	53.0
$J - V$ ^a	39.9	43.4	48.0	54.9	58.6	55.0	52.9

$R_{q}$ (-nm)	15	22	33	46	63	82	105
$N_{a b s}^{⟨ {L_{p t n} ⟩}_{max}}$	11.6	10.7	9.5	8.4	7.9	8.0	8.3
$θ_{c}$ ( $\deg$ )	38.5	42.5	44.0	44.2	46.3	48.4	50.5

Entry	LSC Size	References
1	$5 \times 5 {c m}^{2}$	[23]
2	$5 \times 5 {c m}^{2}$	[32]
3	$4 \times 6 {c m}^{2}$	[33]
4	$7.8 \times 7.8 {c m}^{2}$	[34]
5	$2.5 \times 2.5 {c m}^{2}$	[35]
6	$7 \times 7 {c m}^{2}$	[36]
7	$5 \times 5 {c m}^{2}$	[37]
8	$> 10 \times 10 {c m}^{2}$	this work

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