Luminescent solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaics: opportunities and challenges

BS Richards, IA Howard - Energy & Environmental Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
This review examines the application of luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) for building
integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), both in terms of opaque façade elements and as semi …

Potential of building integrated and attached/applied photovoltaic (BIPV/BAPV) for adaptive less energy-hungry building's skin: A comprehensive review

A Ghosh - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
The inclusion of photovoltaic (PV) technologies add extra functionalities in a building by
replacing the conventional structural material and harnessing benign electricity aesthetically …

[HTML][HTML] Luminescence solar concentrators: a technology update

S Castelletto, A Boretti - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a technology summary and update on the latest research advances
in luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs). LSCs are optoelectronic devices based on a sun …

Luminescent solar concentrators for building-integrated photovoltaics

F Meinardi, F Bruni, S Brovelli - Nature Reviews Materials, 2017 - nature.com
The transition to fully energetically sustainable architecture through the realization of so-
called net zero-energy buildings is currently in progress in areas with low population …

Luminescent solar collectors: quo vadis?

J Roncali - Advanced Energy Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are optical systems that absorb, convert, and
concentrate solar light by means of photoluminescence of an emitting material embedded in …

Doped halide perovskite nanocrystals for reabsorption-free luminescent solar concentrators

F Meinardi, QA Akkerman, F Bruni, S Park… - ACS energy …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) are promising solution-processed emitters for low-cost
optoelectronics and photonics. Doping adds a degree of freedom for their design and …

An overview of various configurations of Luminescent Solar Concentrators for photovoltaic applications

M Rafiee, S Chandra, H Ahmed, SJ McCormack - Optical Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract A Luminescent Solar Concentrator (LSC) is an optical waveguide of transparent
host material doped with luminophores. LSC technology works by trapping incident solar …

Recent developments in solar energy-harvesting technologies for building integration and distributed energy generation

M Vasiliev, M Nur-E.-Alam, K Alameh - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
We present a review of the current state of the field for a rapidly evolving group of
technologies related to solar energy harvesting in built environments. In particular, we focus …

Evidence for the Band‐Edge Exciton of CuInS2 Nanocrystals Enables Record Efficient Large‐Area Luminescent Solar Concentrators

A Anand, ML Zaffalon, G Gariano… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ternary I‐III‐VI2 nanocrystals (NCs), such as CuInS2, are receiving attention as
heavy‐metals‐free materials for solar cells, luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs), LEDs …

[HTML][HTML] Aesthetically appealing building integrated photovoltaic systems for net-zero energy buildings. Current status, challenges, and future developments—A review

MK Basher, M Nur-E-Alam, MM Rahman, K Alameh… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the sharp increase in global energy demand, industrial and residential buildings are
responsible for around 40% of the energy consumed with most of this energy portion being …