TY  - GEN
TY  - GEN
T1  - Biomimetic Dye Aggregate Solar Cells
T2  - Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
A1  - Marek, Peter L.
LA  - English
PP  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer
YR  - 2013
ED  - 1st ed. 2013.
UL  - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/978-3-319-00636-9
AB  - 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.
OP  - 163
CN  - QD478
SN  - 9783319006369
KW  - Nanochemistry.
KW  - Energy harvesting.
KW  - Optical materials.
KW  - Electronic materials.
KW  - Nanoscale science.
KW  - Nanoscience.
KW  - Nanostructures.
KW  - Energy Harvesting.
KW  - Optical and Electronic Materials.
KW  - Nanoscale Science and Technology.
ER  -