Luminescent Solar Concentrators Fabricated by Dispersing Rare Earth Particles in PMMA Waveguide

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Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) were fabricated by dispersing CaAlSiN3 : Eu2+ particles in a PMMA waveguide.

A series of LSCs (dimension 5.0 cm × 5.0 cm × 0.5 cm) with different CaAlSiN3 : Eu2+ particle concentration were obtained and their performance was evaluated.

The maximum optical concentration ratio is 1.23 with a power conversion efficiency of 1.44% for the LSC containing 0.5 wt% CaAlSiN3 : Eu2+ particles concentration.

This strategy of dispersing rare earth particles in PMMA waveguide represents an alternative approach to producing highly durable LSCs.