In this paper, we provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in hybrid PV-T
collectors and the wider systems within which they can be implemented, and assess the …

BACKGROUND Semiconductor materials feature optical and electronic properties that can
be engineered through their composition and crystal structure. The use of semiconductors …

Opportunities for enhancing solar energy harvesting using photon upconversion are
reviewed. The increasing prominence of bifacial solar cells is an enabling factor for the …

This review examines the application of luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) for building
integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), both in terms of opaque façade elements and as semi …

Metal nanoclusters have emerged as promising near-infrared (NIR)–emissive materials, but
their room-temperature photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY), especially in solution, is …

Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are devices that can collect sunlight from a large
area, concentrating it at the borders of the slab, to achieve efficient photovoltaic conversion …

Photoluminescence is a radiative recombination process of electron–hole pairs. Self-
trapped excitons (STEs), occurring in a material with soft lattice and strong electron–phonon …

The inclusion of photovoltaic (PV) technologies add extra functionalities in a building by
replacing the conventional structural material and harnessing benign electricity aesthetically …

Perovskite solar cells, as an emerging high-efficiency and low-cost photovoltaic
technology,,,,–, face obstacles on their way towards commercialization. Substantial …

Organic radicals are attracting increasing interest as a new class of molecular emitters. They
demonstrate electronic excitation and relaxation dynamics based on their doublet or higher …