PEDAL SIGNED
Plasmonic Enhancement and Directionality of Emission for Advanced Luminescent Solar Devices
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| Coordinator |
THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN
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| Coordinator Country | Ireland [IE] |
| Project website | https://www.tcd.ie/civileng/research/energy/SEAG/pedal.php |
| Total cost | 1˙447˙410 € |
| EC max contribution | 1˙447˙410 € (100%) |
| Programme |
1. H2020-EU.1.1. (EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)) |
| Code Call | ERC-2014-STG |
| Funding Scheme | ERC-STG |
| Starting year | 2015 |
| Duration (year-month-day) | from 2015-04-01 to 2021-03-31 |
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| 1 | THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN | IE (DUBLIN) | coordinator | 1˙447˙410.00 |
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Project objective
Applying photovoltaic (PV) panels to buildings is an important application for wider PV deployment and to achieving our 20% Renewable Energy EU targets by 2020. PEDAL will develop a disruptive PV technology where record increases in efficiency are achieved and costs dramatically reduced; (1) Diffuse solar radiation will be captured to produce higher efficiencies with concentration ratios over 3 in plasmonically enhanced luminescent solar concentrators (PLSC). Current LSC efficiency achieved is 7.1%, [1]. This proposal will boost efficiency utilising metal nanoparticles (MNP) tuned to luminescent material type in LSCs, to induce plasmonic enhancement of emission (PI and team have achieved 53% emission enhancement). MNP will be aligned to enable directional emission within the LSC (being patented by PI and team). These are both huge steps in the reduction of loss mechanisms within the device and towards major increases in efficiency. (2) Plasmonically enhanced luminescent downshifting thin-films (PLDS) will be tailored to increase efficiency of solar cells independent of material composition. MNP will be used, where the plasmonic resonance will be tailored to the luminescent species to downshift UV. MNP will be aligned to enable directional emission within the PLDS layer, reducing losses enabling dramatic increases in a layer adaptable to all solar cells. (3) These novel systems will be designed, up-scaled and a building integrated component fabricated, with the ability not only to generate power but with options for demand side management. Previous work has been limited by quantum efficiency of luminescent species, with this breakthrough in both the use of MNP for plasmonic emission enhancement and alignment inducing directionality of emission, will lead to efficiencies of both PLSC and PLDS being radically improved. PEDAL is a project based on new phenomena that will allow far reaching technological impacts in solar energy conversion and lighting.
Publications
| year | authors and title | journal | last update |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Oliveira, M., Chandra, S., Ahmed, H., and McCormack, S. J. Optimisation of phosphorescent concentration for luminescent downshifting layer for PV devices. published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: |
The Photovoltaic Science, Applications and Technology Conference 6-8 April 2016 | 2019-10-28 |
| 2016 |
H. Ahmed, S. J. McCormack, J. Doran External Quantum Efficiency Improvement with Luminescent Downshifting Layers: Experimental and Modelling published pages: 1-7, ISSN: 1687-9449, DOI: 10.1155/2016/8543475 |
International Journal of Spectroscopy 2016 | 2019-10-28 |
| 2015 |
S. Chandra, S. J. McCormack, J. Doran Plasmonic Coupling Controlled Absorption and Emission in Liquid Luminescent Solar Concentrator published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: |
CISBAT - International Conference 9-11 September 2015 | 2019-10-28 |
| 2016 |
H. Ahmed, J. Doran, S.J. McCormack Increased short-circuit current density and external quantum efficiency of silicon and dye sensitised solar cells through plasmonic luminescent down-shifting layers published pages: 146-155, ISSN: 0038-092X, DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2016.01.003 |
Solar Energy 126 | 2019-10-28 |
| 2017 |
H. Ahmed, S.J. McCormack, J. Doran Plasmonic luminescent down shifting layers for the enhancement of CdTe mini-modules performance published pages: 242-248, ISSN: 0038-092X, DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2016.11.036 |
Solar Energy 141 | 2019-10-28 |
| 2018 |
Sarah Gilligan, Hind Ahmed, Subhash Chandra, and Sarah J McCormack Optimization and Photostability Studies of Luminescent Organic Dyes for Solar Devices published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: |
14th Photovoltaic Science, Applications and Technology Conference C99 - PVSAT-14 18-19 April 2018 | 2019-10-28 |
| 2017 |
M. Rafiee; H. Ahmed; S. Chandra; S. J. McCormack Improving the Mathematical Model for Luminescent Down-Shifting Layers by Investigating their Loss Mechanisms published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: |
EU PVSEC 2017 24-29 Sep 2017 | 2019-10-28 |
| 2018 |
Mehran Rafiee, Subhash Chandra, Hind Ahmed, Keith Barnham and Sarah J McCormack Optical Coupling Sensitivity Study of Luminescent PV Devices Using Monte Carlo Ray Tracing Model published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: |
World Renewable Energy Congress 30 July - 3 August 2018 | 2019-10-28 |
| 2017 |
Sethi Arunima, Subhash Chandra, Hind Ahmed, Sarah Gilligan and Sarah J McCormack Phase transfer and polymer compatibility of gold and gold core silver shell nanorods for luminescent solar devices published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: |
EU Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC) 25-29 Sep 2017 | 2019-10-28 |
| 2018 |
Sethi Arunima, Subhash Chandra, Hind Ahmed and Sarah J McCormack Fluorescent Organic Dyes in a Silicone Encapsulant composite for Luminescent Solar Concentrators published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: |
7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-7) 10-15 June 2018 | 2019-10-28 |
| 2018 |
Mehran Rafiee, Hind Ahmed, Subhash Chandra, Arunima Sethi and Sarah J McCormack Monte Carlo Ray Tracing Modelling of Multi-Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cell Enhanced by Luminescent Material published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: |
7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion 10-15 June 2018 | 2019-10-28 |
| 2017 |
Sarah Gilligan, Hind Ahmed, Subhash Chandra, and Sarah J McCormack Effects of Multiple Organic Dyes for Luminescent Down-Shifting Layers Application published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: |
33rd European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibitions (EU PVSEC 2017) 24-29 Sep 2017 | 2019-10-28 |
| 2017 |
Mehran Rafiee, Subhash Chandra, Hind Ahmed, and Sarah J McCormack Quantum Dot Luminescent Solar Concentrator: Optimization of Concentration and Thickness published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: |
33rd European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibitions 24-29 Sep 2017 | 2019-10-28 |
| 2018 |
H. Ahmed, J. Doran, S.J. McCormack External quantum efficiency measurements and outdoor characterisation for PV Luminescent down shifting devices published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: |
World Renewable Energy Congress 30 July-3 August | 2019-10-28 |
| 2017 |
Mehran Rafiee, Subhash Chandra, Hind Ahmed, and Sarah J McCormack Analysis of Luminescent Solar Concentrator Performance Using a Ray Tracing Algorithm: Modelling, Optimization and Validation published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: |
13th Photovoltaic Science, Applications and Technology Conference C99 (PVSAT-13) 5-7 April 2017 | 2019-10-28 |
| 2017 |
H. Ahmed, M. Rafiee, S. Chandra, A. Sethi, S. J. McCormack Application of concentrating plasmonic luminescent down-shifting layers for photovoltaic devices published pages: 100991A, ISSN: , DOI: 10.1117/12.2252575 |
Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices VI 23/02/2017 | 2019-10-28 |
| 2017 |
Sethi Arunima, Subhash Chandra , Hind Ahmed and Sarah J McCormack Gold Nanorods for application in Plasmonic Luminescent Solar Concentrators published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: |
13th Photovoltaic Science, Applications and Technology Conference C99 (PVSAT-13) 5-7 April 2017 | 2019-10-28 |
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