Integrating photon up- and down-conversion to produce efficient light-harvesting materials for enhancing natural photosynthesis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingyue Jiang ◽  
Yue Yuan ◽  
Yuchen Fang ◽  
Shouxin Liu ◽  
Jian Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Harvesting ◽  
Plant Research ◽  
Down Conversion ◽  
Natural Photosynthesis ◽  
Working Efficiency

Using light-harvesting materials to enhance natural photosynthesis is attracting much attention in both materials and plant research. The working efficiency of most light-harvesting materials is, however, compromised by a narrow...

scholarly journals Titelbild: Self-Assembled Light-Harvesting Peptide Nanotubes for Mimicking Natural Photosynthesis (Angew. Chem. 2/2012)

2011 ◽  
Vol 124 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-285
Author(s):  
Jae Hong Kim ◽  
Minah Lee ◽  
Joon Seok Lee ◽  
Chan Beum Park
Keyword(s):  
Light Harvesting ◽  
Peptide Nanotubes ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Natural Photosynthesis

scholarly journals PMMA Thin Film with Embedded Carbon Quantum Dots for Post-Fabrication Improvement of Light Harvesting in Perovskite Solar Cells

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Askar A. Maxim ◽  
Shynggys N. Sadyk ◽  
Damir Aidarkhanov ◽  
Charles Surya ◽  
Annie Ng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Fill Factor ◽  
Light Harvesting ◽  
Incident Light ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Carbon Quantum Dots ◽  
Active Layers ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Down Conversion

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with a standard sandwich structure suffer from optical transmission losses due to the substrate and its active layers. Developing strategies for compensating for the losses in light harvesting is of significant importance to achieving a further enhancement in device efficiencies. In this work, the down-conversion effect of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) was employed to convert the UV fraction of the incident light into visible light. For this, thin films of poly(methyl methacrylate) with embedded carbon quantum dots (CQD@PMMA) were deposited on the illumination side of PSCs. Analysis of the device performances before and after application of CQD@PMMA photoactive functional film on PSCs revealed that the devices with the coating showed an improved photocurrent and fill factor, resulting in higher device efficiency.

scholarly journals Porphyrinoid–Fullerene Hybrids as Candidates in Artificial Photosynthetic Schemes

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasilis Nikolaou ◽  
Asterios Charisiadis ◽  
Christina Stangel ◽  
Georgios Charalambidis ◽  
Athanassios G. Coutsolelos
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
Light Harvesting ◽  
Reorganization Energy ◽  
Photosynthetic Reaction Center ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Reduction Potentials ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Artificial Photosynthetic ◽  
Natural Photosynthesis

Natural photosynthesis inspired the scientific community to design and synthesize molecular assemblies that possess advanced light-harvesting and electron-transfer features. In this review, we present the preparation and the photophysical investigation of novel porphyrin–fullerene hybrids acting as artificial photosynthetic systems. Porphyrinoids stand as chlorophyll analogues and have emerged as suitable photosensitizers in supramolecular electron donor–acceptor hybrids. Fullerenes (C60) are versatile electron acceptors with small reorganization energy and low reduction potentials. The novel derivatives presented herein mimic the fundamental features of the photosynthetic reaction center, namely, light harvesting, charge separation, and charge transport. To this end, a comprehensive analysis on these key processes that occur in various porphyrin–fullerene entities is illustrated in this work.

FRET-capable supramolecular polymers based on a BODIPY-bridged pillar[5]arene dimer with BODIPY guests for mimicking the light-harvesting system of natural photosynthesis

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (22) ◽  
pp. 4643-4646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu-Bo Meng ◽  
Dongqi Li ◽  
Shuhan Xiong ◽  
Xiao-Yu Hu ◽  
Leyong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Harvesting ◽  
Supramolecular Polymers ◽  
System P ◽  
Natural Photosynthesis

FRET-capable supramolecular polymers based on a pillar[5]arene dimer and BODIPY derivatives were successfully constructed to mimic the photosynthetic light-harvesting system.

scholarly journals Light Harvesting: Artificial Inorganic Leafs for Efficient Photochemical Hydrogen Production Inspired by Natural Photosynthesis (Adv. Mater. 9/2010)

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
Han Zhou ◽  
Xufan Li ◽  
Tongxiang Fan ◽  
Frank E. Osterloh ◽  
Jian Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Light Harvesting ◽  
Natural Photosynthesis

Self-Assembled Light-Harvesting Peptide Nanotubes for Mimicking Natural Photosynthesis

2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 517-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Hong Kim ◽  
Minah Lee ◽  
Joon Seok Lee ◽  
Chan Beum Park
Keyword(s):  
Light Harvesting ◽  
Peptide Nanotubes ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Natural Photosynthesis

Enhanced light harvesting of dye-sensitized solar cells with up/down conversion materials

2015 ◽  
Vol 154 ◽  
pp. 273-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nannan Yao ◽  
Jinzhao Huang ◽  
Ke Fu ◽  
Xiaolong Deng ◽  
Meng Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Harvesting ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Conversion Materials ◽  
Down Conversion ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells
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