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Role of light scattering in the performance of fluorescent solar collectors

Role of light scattering in the performance of fluorescent solar collectors
Role of light scattering in the performance of fluorescent solar collectors
A fluorescent solar collector (FSC) is a waveguide device that can concentrate both diffuse and direct sunlight on to a solar cell. The electrical output of the device depends strongly on the photon fluxes that are absorbed, emitted, and trapped inside the FSC plate. For this reason, it is important to study the photon transport losses inside the collector. One of the losses in FSC to be investigated is scattering, which increases the probability of the escape cone losses. We determine the scattering contributions in FSC by using angle dependence of light internally reflected in the FSC. The cause of scattering in spin-coated polymethylmethacrylate on top of the glass collector is identified as roughness from the top surface, rather than bulk losses. This loss can be suppressed to less than 2% using an index-matching planarization layer.
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Soleimani, Nazila
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Knabe, Sebastien
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Bauer, Gottfried H.
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Markvart, Tom
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Muskens, Otto L.
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Soleimani, Nazila
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Soleimani, Nazila, Knabe, Sebastien, Bauer, Gottfried H., Markvart, Tom and Muskens, Otto L. (2012) Role of light scattering in the performance of fluorescent solar collectors. Journal of Photonics for Energy, 2 (1), 21801. (doi:10.1117/1.JPE.2.021801).

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A fluorescent solar collector (FSC) is a waveguide device that can concentrate both diffuse and direct sunlight on to a solar cell. The electrical output of the device depends strongly on the photon fluxes that are absorbed, emitted, and trapped inside the FSC plate. For this reason, it is important to study the photon transport losses inside the collector. One of the losses in FSC to be investigated is scattering, which increases the probability of the escape cone losses. We determine the scattering contributions in FSC by using angle dependence of light internally reflected in the FSC. The cause of scattering in spin-coated polymethylmethacrylate on top of the glass collector is identified as roughness from the top surface, rather than bulk losses. This loss can be suppressed to less than 2% using an index-matching planarization layer.

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Published date: 8 October 2012
Organisations: Quantum, Light & Matter Group

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Local EPrints ID: 346560
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/346560
ISSN: 1947-7988
PURE UUID: d017899c-69e6-4bc7-ad56-e5f22deae5fa
ORCID for Otto L. Muskens: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0693-5504

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Date deposited: 03 Jan 2013 11:14
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:34

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Author: Nazila Soleimani
Author: Sebastien Knabe
Author: Gottfried H. Bauer
Author: Tom Markvart
Author: Otto L. Muskens ORCID iD

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