Colorless luminescent solar concentrators using colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals

McDaniel, Hunter; Klimov, Victor I.

Colorless luminescent solar concentrators using colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals

Patent · Tue Nov 09 04:00:00 EST 2021

OSTI ID:1860042

McDaniel, Hunter; Klimov, Victor I.

Disclosed herein are embodiments of a composition comprising a polymer or sol-gel and one or more nanocrystals. The composition is useful as a luminescent solar concentrator. The nanocrystals are dispersed in the polymer or sol-gel matrix so as to reduce or substantially prevent nanocrystal-to-nanocrystal energy transfer and a subsequent reduction in the emission efficiency of the composition. In some embodiments, the polymer matrix comprises an acrylate polymer. Also disclosed herein is a method for making the composition. Devices comprising the composition are disclosed. In some cases the polymer is the waveguide, in others the polymer is applied as a coating on a waveguide. In some examples, the device is a window.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Assignee:: Triad National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)

Patent Number(s):: 11,168,225

Application Number:: 16/047,652

OSTI ID:: 1860042

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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