TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marek,Peter L.
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Biomimetic Dye Aggregate Solar Cells
T2  - Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
SN  - 9783319006369
AV  - QD478 
U1  - 541.2 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - chemistry
KW  - Nanochemistry
KW  - Optical materials
KW  - Chemistry
KW  - Energy Harvesting
KW  - Optical and Electronic Materials
KW  - Nanoscale Science and Technology
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00636-9
ER  -