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View article: Flexible photoluminescent waveguide amplifiers to improve visible light communication platforms
Flexible photoluminescent waveguide amplifiers to improve visible light communication platforms Open
Commercial light‐emitting diodes are a low‐cost and energy‐efficient solution for the implementation of optical wireless communication, known as visible light communication (VLC). This technology has a huge growing interest, being recently…
View article: Research data supporting "Synthetic Factors affecting the Stability of Methylammonium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals"
Research data supporting "Synthetic Factors affecting the Stability of Methylammonium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals" Open
Data files contain the raw data reported in graphs in the main manuscript and ESI. The file "Fig1c" contains the raw PL and UV/Vis spectra for a standard sample of CH3NH3PbBr3-xIx perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) in toluene. Column 1 and 2 a…
View article: Research data supporting "Large Area Quantum Dot Luminescent Solar Concentrators for Use with Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells”
Research data supporting "Large Area Quantum Dot Luminescent Solar Concentrators for Use with Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells” Open
The folder “DSSC-IV test” contains the data for the current-voltage characteristics of the DSSC obtained following the illumination of either the champion LSC or a control device (undoped pLMA-co-EGDM slab)\n\nThe folder “Extended optical …
View article: Synthetic factors affecting the stability of methylammonium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals
Synthetic factors affecting the stability of methylammonium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals Open
The stability and reproducibility of perovskite nanocrystals produced by ligand-assisted reprecipitation (LARP) is investigated. Significant differences in optical properties and morphology are seen depending on specific synthetic factors.
View article: Innovative and multifunctional materials as optical amplifiers for cooperative visible light communications
Innovative and multifunctional materials as optical amplifiers for cooperative visible light communications Open
Recent advances in light-emitting diode (LED) technology have created a new generation of energy-efficient light sources that is revolutionizing the lighting market. Due to the LED faster response, these devices can be used for illuminatio…
View article: Flexible Optical Amplifier for Visible-Light Communications Based on Organic–Inorganic Hybrids
Flexible Optical Amplifier for Visible-Light Communications Based on Organic–Inorganic Hybrids Open
Visible-light communications (VLCs) based on white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are emerging as a low-cost and energy-efficient alternative solution to wireless communications. As white emitting LEDs use a combination of a long-lived yello…
View article: Examining spectral converters for emerging photovoltaic technologies
Examining spectral converters for emerging photovoltaic technologies Open
Spectral converters are photoluminescent layers which can selectively absorb solar photons of wavelengths which are not efficiently converted to electricity by a photovoltaic (PV) cell, and reemit these photons at wavelengths more suitable…
View article: Large area quantum dot luminescent solar concentrators for use with dye-sensitised solar cells
Large area quantum dot luminescent solar concentrators for use with dye-sensitised solar cells Open
Green-emitting quantum dot luminescent solar concentrators are used to sensitise an optically-matched dye-sensitised solar cell.
View article: Towards Efficient Spectral Converters through Materials Design for Luminescent Solar Devices
Towards Efficient Spectral Converters through Materials Design for Luminescent Solar Devices Open
Single‐junction photovoltaic devices exhibit a bottleneck in their efficiency due to incomplete or inefficient harvesting of photons in the low‐ or high‐energy regions of the solar spectrum. Spectral converters can be used to convert solar…
View article: Enhancing the stability of organolead halide perovskite films through polymer encapsulation
Enhancing the stability of organolead halide perovskite films through polymer encapsulation Open
The ability of different polymer encapsulants to enhance the thermal stability of organolead halide perovskite films has been investigated. Epifluorescence microscopy provides crucial insight into early onset thermal degradation.
View article: Design and Response of High‐Efficiency, Planar, Doped Luminescent Solar Concentrators Using Organic–Inorganic Di‐Ureasil Waveguides
Design and Response of High‐Efficiency, Planar, Doped Luminescent Solar Concentrators Using Organic–Inorganic Di‐Ureasil Waveguides Open
Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) offer significant potential for solar energy capture in the urban environment. Here, the first example of a planar, doped LSC using Lumogen Red (LR305) as the luminophore and a di‐ureasil organic–inor…