Marek Biomimetic Dye Aggregate Solar Cells

2013
ISBN: 978-3-319-00636-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 163 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Springer Theses

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marek, Peter L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.