Simulations of luminescent solar concentrators: Effects of polarization and fluorophore alignment

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  McDowall, S ^a   Johnson, B L ^a   Patrick, D L ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE EFFICIENCY; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; DEVICE PARAMETERS; DYE MOLECULE; LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; MOLECULAR ALIGNMENT; MONTE CARLO MODEL; PHOTON ABSORPTIONS; PHOTON TRANSPORT; PROPAGATION DIRECTION; PROPAGATION PROPERTIES; SLAB EDGES; STOKE'S SHIFT;

ABSORPTION; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

ALIGNMENT;

EID: 77956860963     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3467801     Document Type: Article

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