High-Performance CuInS2 Quantum Dot Laminated Glass Luminescent Solar Concentrators for Windows

Bergren, Matthew R.; Makarov, Nikolay S.; Ramasamy, Karthik; Jackson, Aaron; Guglielmetti, Rob; McDaniel, Hunter

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.7b01346

Title: High-Performance CuInS₂ Quantum Dot Laminated Glass Luminescent Solar Concentrators for Windows

Journal Article · 30 January 2018 · ACS Energy Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.7b01346 · OSTI ID:1431048

Bergren, Matthew R. ^[1]; Makarov, Nikolay S. ^[1]; Ramasamy, Karthik ^[1]; Jackson, Aaron ^[1]; Guglielmetti, Rob ^[2];

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UbiQD, Inc., Los Alamos, NM (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Building-integrated sunlight harvesting utilizing laminated glass luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) is proposed. By incorporating high quantum yield (>90%), NIR-emitting CuInS₂/ZnS quantum dots into the polymer interlayer between two sheets of low-iron float glass, a record optical efficiency of 8.1% is demonstrated for a 10 cm x 10 cm device that transmits ~44% visible light. After completing prototypes by attaching silicon solar cells along the perimeter of the device, the electrical power conversion efficiency was certified at 2.2% with a black background and at 2.9% using a reflective substrate. This 'drop-in' LSC solution is particularly attractive because it fits within the existing glazing industry value chain with only modest changes to typical glazing products. Performance modeling predicts >1 GWh annual electricity production for a typical urban skyscraper in most major U.S. cities, enabling significant energy cost savings and potentially 'net-zero' buildings.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1431048

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5500-71228

Journal Information:: ACS Energy Letters, Vol. 3, Issue 3; ISSN 2380-8195

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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