Biomimetic approach to synthesize sensitizers for hybrid solar cells

Natural light harvesting organisms use self-assembled dye structures to absorb light and transfer energy. These self-assembled structures have high extinction coefficient and transfer energy efficiently. Aerosol-based method of electrospray deposition is demonstrated to assemble dyes and also deposi...

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Published in2013 IEEE 39th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) pp. 1084 - 1088
Main Authors Shah, Vivek B., Lakin, Gerard, Orf, Gregory S., Blankenship, Robert E., Biswas, Pratim
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.2013
Subjects
Absorption
aerosols
Antennas
Assembly
biomimetics
electrohydrodynamics
Fluorescence
Kinetic theory
Photovoltaic cells
Self-assembly
solar energy
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Summary:Natural light harvesting organisms use self-assembled dye structures to absorb light and transfer energy. These self-assembled structures have high extinction coefficient and transfer energy efficiently. Aerosol-based method of electrospray deposition is demonstrated to assemble dyes and also deposit the structures onto a surface. The kinetics of assembly are studied to understand the optimal conditions for assembly. Finally a concept of novel device using self-assembled structures which allows broad absorption spectrum and increased efficiency is explained.
ISSN:0160-8371
DOI:10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744329