Biomimetic Dye Aggregate Solar Cells / / by Peter L. Marek

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910437816403321
• Autore: Marek Peter L
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013
• ISBN: 3-319-00636-3
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2013.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (173 p.)
• Collana: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053
• Disciplina: 621.31244
• Soggetti: Nanochemistry; Energy harvesting; Optical materials; Electronic materials; Nanoscale science; Nanoscience; Nanostructures; Energy Harvesting; Optical and Electronic Materials; Nanoscale Science and Technology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Doctoral Thesis accepted by the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany.
• Nota di contenuto: Theory and Literature Survey: Biomimetic Light-Harvesting -- Controlling the Self-Assembly of Zinc Porphyrin P2 -- Conclusion: Biomimetic Light-Harvesting -- Theory and Literature Survey: Application of BLH to Solar Cells -- Construction of Solar Cells -- Results and Discussion: Application of BLH to Solar Cells -- Conclusion: Application of BLH to Solar Cells.
• Sommario/riassunto: This thesis describes a new approach to the construction of solar cells. Following nature's example, this approach has the goal to find a biomimetic self-assembling dye, whose aggregates can mimic the natural light-harvesting system of special photosynthetic active bacteria. The thesis investigates methods to control the self-assembly such that suitable dye aggregates are formed with high internal order ; and size-confinement.The dye aggregates can be implemented into a new type of solar cells, designed to combine the advantages of hybrid solar cells and solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells (ss-DSSCs): dye aggregate solar cells (DASCs). This book describes the construction and first tests of a prototype for DASCs on the basis of the investigated dye aggregates. The described approach has the advantage that it will enable to build up a light-harvesting system fully synthetically in large scale in order to realize low-cost, light-weight and environmentally friendly solar cells – a worthwhile goal towards the exploitation of clean energy from sunlight.