Biomimetic Dye Aggregate Solar Cells

di Peter L. Marek (Autore)

Springer International Publishing AG, 2016

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.

• Autore: Peter L. Marek
• Editore: Springer International Publishing AG
• Collana: Springer Theses
• Anno: 2016
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 163 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9783319342856

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