Optical and thermal analysis of PVB encapsulant polymer functionalized with luminescent organic dyes

Walid Arfi; Adel Khan; Fateh Moulai; Kamel Agroui; Chiara Baretta; Gernot Oreski; Matthias Jaunich

doi:10.1117/12.2318428

17 September 2018 Optical and thermal analysis of PVB encapsulant polymer functionalized with luminescent organic dyes

Walid Arfi, Adel Khan, Fateh Moulai, Kamel Agroui, Chiara Baretta, Gernot Oreski, Matthias Jaunich

Proceedings Volume 10759, New Concepts in Solar and Thermal Radiation Conversion and Reliability; 107590H (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2318428
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2018, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This work focused on the technology of luminescent down shift (LDS), with a primary aim to identify and investigate a methodology to introduce the luminescent organic dye into PVB polymer encapsulant as emergent material for photovoltaic application. For this goal, we propose to study the feasibility to implement the LDS functionality and to identify suitability of available luminescent to be incorporated into the host polymer encapsulant material. The first step to this direction was through a comprehensive optical study of Violet 570 (V) organic dye in ethanol solvent. The methodology and experimental conditions such as laboratory polymer preparation and luminescence dye concentration were presented. Also, the emergent polymer encapsulant sheets were characterized by using optical and thermal analysis techniques. The absorption spectrum of the prepared PVB material shifts towards longer wavelengths, with increasing organic dye concentration.

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Walid Arfi, Adel Khan, Fateh Moulai, Kamel Agroui, Chiara Baretta, Gernot Oreski, and Matthias Jaunich "Optical and thermal analysis of PVB encapsulant polymer functionalized with luminescent organic dyes", Proc. SPIE 10759, New Concepts in Solar and Thermal Radiation Conversion and Reliability, 107590H (17 September 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2318428

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