Biomimetic Dye Aggregate Solar Cells

von Peter L. Marek

163 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Springer Theses
• Themen: Technologie, Ingenieurswissenschaft, Landwirtschaft, Industrieprozesse Technologie, allgemein Nanotechnologie
• ISBN: 9783319006352
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.09.2013
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing