Improving the Efficiency of Photoelectronic Converters

The direction of work is the consideration of new principles of solar energy conversion, which involve solving such problems with solar cells as efficiency - what is: the level of efficiency, the high cost of structures associated with the use of rare elements, for example, such as indium and tellurium and mainly the need to use large areas.

NiMoOx as a Highly Protective layer against Photocorrosion for Solar Seawater Splitting

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) seawater splitting is a promising alternative for solar energy conversion and storage. However, the sluggish surface reaction dynamics and photocorrosion/corrosion generally limit the semiconductors for potential large-scale application....

Photo-assisted Charge/discharge Li-organic Battery with a Charge-separated and Redox-active C60@Porous Organic Cage Cathode

Photo-assisted Li-organic batteries provide an attractive approach for solar energy conversion and storage, while the challenge lies in the design of high-efficiency organic cathodes. Herein, a charge-separated and redox-active C60@porous...

The interlayer coupling modulation of a g-C3N4/WTe2 heterostructure for solar cell applications

g-C3N4/WTe2 heterostructure with tunable vdW gap shows a favorable solar energy conversion performance.

A High-voltage Solar Rechargeable Device Based on a CoPi/BiVO4 Faradaic Junction

A two-electrode solar rechargeable device is a potential low-cost method for solar energy conversion and storage. However, a low working voltage limits its practical application. It is significant to develop...

Plasmonic Protein Electricity Generator

Interest in acquiring green energy from sunlight is driving research into the incorporation of biological photosynthetic materials into biohybrid devices. A potential way to enhance solar energy conversion by photosynthetic...

Panoramic insights into semi-artificial photosynthesis: origin, development, and future perspective

Semi-artificial photosynthetic system (SAPS) integrates the strengths of natural and artificial photosynthesis for solar energy conversion. Synthetic materials and biological components both play indispensable roles, where the former can be...