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Harvesting Solar Energy by Means of Charge-Separating Nanocrystals and Their Solids
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August 23, 2012
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A general strategy for the development of charge-separating semiconductor nanocrystal composites deployable for solar energy production is presented. We show that assembly of donor-acceptor nanocrystal domains in a single nanoparticle geometry gives rise to a photocatalytic function, while bulk-heterojunctions of donor-acceptor nanocrystal films can be used for photovoltaic energy conversion.
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Diederich, G., O'Connor, T., Moroz, P., Kinder, E., Kohn, E., Perera, D., Lorek, R., Lambright, S., Imboden, M., Zamkov, M. Harvesting Solar Energy by Means of Charge-Separating Nanocrystals and Their Solids. J. Vis. Exp. (66), e4296, doi:10.3791/4296 (2012).
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