Author Identifier

Ramzy Alghamedi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6441-8890

Kamal Alameh

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5260-0137

Document Type

Journal Article

Publisher

Nature Publishing Group

Place of Publication

United Kingdom

School

School of Science

RAS ID

21913

Funders

Australian Research Council Linkage grant

ClearVue Technologies Ltd

Edith Cowan University

Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission in Australia

Taif University Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Grant Number

ARC Number : LP130100130

Comments

Vasiliev, M., Alghamedi, R., & Alameh, K. (2016). Photonic microstructures for energy-generating clear glass and net-zero energy buildings. Scientific reports, 6(1), 1-14.

https://doi.org/10.1038/srep31831

Abstract

Transparent energy-harvesting windows are emerging as practical building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), capable of generating electricity while simultaneously reducing heating and cooling demands. By incorporating spectrally-selective diffraction gratings as light deflecting structures of high visible transparency into lamination interlayers and using improved spectrally-selective thin-film coatings, most of the visible solar radiation can be transmitted through the glass windows with minimum attenuation. At the same time, the ultraviolet (UV) and a part of incident solar infrared (IR) radiation energy are converted and/or deflected geometrically towards the panel edge for collection by CuInSe2 solar cells. Experimental results show power conversion efficiencies in excess of 3.04% in 10 cm × 10 cm vertically-placed clear glass panels facing direct sunlight, and up to 2.08% in 50 cm × 50 cm installation-ready framed window systems. These results confirm the emergence of a new class of solar window system ready for industrial application.

DOI

10.1038/srep31831

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