Triplet-triplet annihilation photon-upconversion: Towards solar energy applications
Reviewartikel, 2014

Solar power production and solar energy storage are important research areas for development of technologies that can facilitate a transition to a future society independent of fossil fuel based energy sources. Devices for direct conversion of solar photons suffer from poor efficiencies due to spectrum losses, which are caused by energy mismatch between the optical absorption of the devices and the broadband irradiation provided by the sun. In this context, photon-upconversion technologies are becoming increasingly interesting since they might offer an efficient way of converting low energy solar energy photons into higher energy photons, ideal for solar power production and solar energy storage. This perspective discusses recent progress in triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA) photon-upconversion systems and devices for solar energy applications. Furthermore, challenges with evaluation of the efficiency of TTA-photon-upconversion systems are discussed and a general approach for evaluation and comparison of existing systems is suggested.

Författare

Victor Gray

Chalmers, Kemi- och bioteknik, Polymerteknologi

Damir Dzebo

Chalmers, Kemi- och bioteknik, Fysikalisk kemi

Maria Abrahamsson

Chalmers, Kemi- och bioteknik, Fysikalisk kemi

Bo Albinsson

Chalmers, Kemi- och bioteknik, Fysikalisk kemi

Kasper Moth-Poulsen

Chalmers, Kemi- och bioteknik, Polymerteknologi

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

1463-9076 (ISSN) 1463-9084 (eISSN)

Vol. 16 22 10345-10352

Styrkeområden

Nanovetenskap och nanoteknik

Energi

Materialvetenskap

Ämneskategorier

Fysikalisk kemi

DOI

10.1039/c4cp00744a

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