Self-assembled chromophores within mesoporous nanocrystalline tio 2: Towards biomimetic solar cells

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 3708-3713

  Marek, Peter L ^a   Sieger, Hermann ^a   Scherer, Torsten ^a   Hahn, Horst ^a,b   Balaban, Teodor Silviu ^a,b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteriochlorophyll mimic; Light harvesting; Self assembly; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIGHT; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL MIMIC; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; DEEPWATER REGIONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; GREEN SULFUR BACTERIA; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT-HARVESTING; LOW LIGHT; MACROPORES; MESOPOROUS; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO; NATURAL PIGMENT; PHOTON MANAGEMENT; PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIA; POROUS TITANIA; PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS; SELF-ASSEMBLE; SELF-ASSEMBLED; TIO;

ANTENNAS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMIMETICS; CELL MEMBRANES; CHROMOPHORES; HARVESTING; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PORPHYRINS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SULFUR; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES; ZINC;

SOLAR CELLS;

NANOMATERIAL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR ENERGY;

CRYSTALLIZATION; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NANOSTRUCTURES; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM;

EID: 67449102214     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2009.NS55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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