From waste to energy: luminescent solar concentrators based on carbon dots derived from surgical facemasks
Antonino Arrigo, Ambra M. Cancelliere, Maurilio Galletta, Antonio Burtone, Giovanni Lanteri, Francesco Nastasi, Fausto Puntoriero
Abstract
Facemask-derived C-dots were used to prepare luminescent solar concentrators exhibiting a remarkable solar-to-energy conversion of 6.1%.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceLuminescenceCarbon fibersSolar energyNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsEngineering physicsEngineeringComposite materialElectrical engineeringComposite numberCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties