The suitability of L-poly(lactic acid) (L-PLA) as a transparent matrix, alternative to poly(methylmetacrilate) (PMMA), for use in luminescent solar concentrators is herein demonstrated. Low molecular weight L-PLA-based films, both chemically modified or blended with an oligothiophene luminescent dye (T5OH), showed excellent processability, photostability, and exhibited fluorescence quantum yields (of about 35%) even higher than T5OH-doped PMMA.

Poly(lactic acid) as a transparent matrix for luminescent solar concentrators: a renewable material for a renewable energy technology / Valeria Fattori; Manuela Melucci; Linda Ferrante; Massimo Zambianchi; Ilse Manet; Werner Oberhauser; Giuliano Giambastiani; Marco Frediani; Guido Giachi; Nadia Camaioni. - In: ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. - ISSN 1754-5692. - ELETTRONICO. - 4:(2011), pp. 2849-2853. [10.1039/c1ee01391b]

Poly(lactic acid) as a transparent matrix for luminescent solar concentrators: a renewable material for a renewable energy technology

Giuliano Giambastiani;FREDIANI, MARCO;GIACHI, GUIDO;
2011

Abstract

The suitability of L-poly(lactic acid) (L-PLA) as a transparent matrix, alternative to poly(methylmetacrilate) (PMMA), for use in luminescent solar concentrators is herein demonstrated. Low molecular weight L-PLA-based films, both chemically modified or blended with an oligothiophene luminescent dye (T5OH), showed excellent processability, photostability, and exhibited fluorescence quantum yields (of about 35%) even higher than T5OH-doped PMMA.
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Valeria Fattori; Manuela Melucci; Linda Ferrante; Massimo Zambianchi; Ilse Manet; Werner Oberhauser; Giuliano Giambastiani; Marco Frediani; Guido Giachi; Nadia Camaioni
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