Significant enhancement in the power-conversion efficiency of chlorophyll co-sensitized solar cells by mimicking the principles of natural photosynthetic light-harvesting complexes

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1970-1976

  Wang, Xiao Feng ^a,b,c   Koyama, Yasushi ^a   Kitao, Osamu ^b   Wada, Yuji ^d   Sasaki, Shin ich ^e,f   Tamiaki, Hitoshi ^e   Zhou, Haoshen ^b  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f NAGAHAMA INSTITUTE OF BIO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorophylls; Light harvesting; Photosynthesis; Pigments; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B; CO-SENSITIZATION; DYE SENSITIZERS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; INITIAL PROCESS; LIGHT-HARVESTING; MESOPOROUS TIO; PHOTOSYNTHESIS PIGMENTS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISMS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; STRUCTURAL SIMILARITY;

CHLOROPHYLL; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY TRANSFER; HARVESTING; PAINT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PORPHYRINS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B; CHLOROPHYLL C; DYE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POROSITY; SOLAR ENERGY;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; CHLOROPHYLL; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIGHT; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 77649191793     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2010.01.015     Document Type: Article

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