Planar photonic solar concentrators for building-integrated photovoltaics

Gudrun Kocher-Oberlehner, Bryce Richards, Martyn Pemble, Maria Bardosova

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Abstract

This collaboration with the Tyndall National Institute (Ireland) resulted in the first demonstration of a novel type of solar concentrator based on large-area 3D photonic crystal (PhC) structures intended for building integrated photovoltaics. Such a solar concentrator could be integrated into a window structure, allowing the amount of daylight coming into a room to be traded-off against the desired level of electrical generation. Up to eight layers of the PhC structure based on 250nm beads were deposited with a relative efficiency increase of a factor of 3 achieved compared to the clear substrate
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)53–57
Number of pages5
JournalSolar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume104
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2012

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