From biomimesis to bioinspiration: What?s the benefit for solar energy conversion applications?

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 503-508

  Vullev, Valentine Ivanov ^a  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; BIO-INSPIRATION; BIOLOGICAL FUELS; BIOMIMESIS; DRIVING FORCES; ENERGY SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE; GLOBAL ENERGY; LIGHT-HARVESTING; PHOTOSYNTHETIC SYSTEMS; SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING;

BIOLOGY; BIOMIMETICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY HARVESTING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 79952332274     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz1016069     Document Type: Article

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