A simple method to tune the Stokes shift of heptamethine cyanine dyes is introduced. After various computational studies, we were able to build a theoretical model to predict the photo properties of the cyanine dyes. Application of this method was used to synthesize fluorophores for luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) to harvest solar energy. Over 40 cyanine dye analogs were synthesized for this study, with absorption in range of 600 nm to 780 nm, and Stokes shift as large as 180 nm.<br/>

Engineering large Stokes shift heptamethine cyanine dyes for transparent luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs)

255th National Meeting (2018)

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