Proceedings of International Conference Asia-Pacific Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (AP-HOPV17)
Publication date: 7th November 2016
Hybrid optoelectronics are heralded as the next generation of lighting and photovoltaic technologies.1 In this context, our efforts encompass three main actions, namely the development of suitable third generation of electroluminescent materials for ionic-based lighting devices, the application of nanocarbon-based hybrids in solar cells and lighting devices, and the development of bio-inspired components for lighting, energy conversion, and diagnostic applications.
Herein, carbon nanohorns will be shown as new integrative components for preparing new nanocarbon-hybrid dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), resulting in several breakthroughs, namely i) the enhancement of charge transport and collection in the electrodes, ii) the development of iodine-free, solid-state electrolytes, and iii) the fabrication of platinum-free counter electrodes.2
Finally, a new strategy to stabilize any type of bio-components – i.e., enzymes, fluorescent proteins, etc. - in a rubberâ€like material will be described. As an example, the latter was applied to fabricate the first bio-inspired hybrid device featuring a bottom-up energy transfer protein-based cascade coatings used for down-converting schemes. The synergy between the excellent features of fluorescent proteins and the easily processed rubber led to a 10% loss of the device performance over hundreds of hours.3
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2. a) R. D. Costa, S. Feihl, A. Kahnt, S. Gambhir, D. L. Officer, G. G. Wallace, M. I. Lucio, M. A. Herrero, E.Vázquez, Z. Syrgiannis, M. Prato, D. M. Guldi Adv. Mater. 2013, 25, 6513. b) R. D. Costa, F. Lodermeyer, R.Casillas, D. M. Guldi Energy Environ. Sci., 2014, 7, 1281. c) F. Lodermeyer, R. D. Costa, R. Casillas, F. T. U. Kohler, P. Wasserscheid, M. Prato, D. M. Guldi Energy Environ. Sci., 2015, 8, 241. d) F Lodermeyer, M Prato, R. D. Costa, D. M. Guldi Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 7556.
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