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Highly transparent and color-neutral Eu 3+ -doped glass luminescent solar concentrators for scalable BIPV integration

Emre İlter, Utku Ekim, Harun Samet Çelik, Miray Çelikbilek Ersundu, Ali Erçin Ersundu

Journal of Materials Chemistry C· Volume 14· Issue 12
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Abstract

This study reports first fully inorganic Eu 3+ -doped glass waveguides as transparent luminescent solar concentrators for BIPV, offering high efficiency, color neutrality, durability, scalability and stable performance for architectural integration.
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OpenAlex topics: Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies · Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials · Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials

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Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Glass Research and Development Laboratory, Istanbul, 34220, Türkiye

Funding

Yildiz Teknik Üniversitesi · Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu · Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi

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