Biomimetic Dye Aggregate Solar Cells [electronic resource] /
Marek, Peter L.author.
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.
Doctoral Thesis accepted by the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany.
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.
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.
Nanochemistry.
Energy harvesting.
Optical materials.
Electronic materials.
Nanoscale science.
Nanoscience.
Nanostructures.
Nanochemistry.
Energy Harvesting.
Optical and Electronic Materials.
Nanoscale Science and Technology.