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Title: Bio-hybrid integrated system for wide-spectrum solar energy harvesting

Abstract

An integrated hybrid photovoltaic-thermoelectric system has been developed using multiple layers of organic photosensitizers on inorganic semiconductors in order to efficiently convert UV-visible and IR energy into electricity. The hot anode of n-type ZnO nanowires was fabricated using a thermal process on pre-seeded layer and results to be crystalline with a transmittance up to 92 % and a bandgap of 3.32 eV. The visible-UV light-active organic layer was deposited between the anode and cathode at room temperature using a layer-by-layer deposition onto ITO and ZnO and Bi2Te3 nanowires from aqueous solution. The organic layer, a cooperative binary ionic (CBI) solid is composed of oppositely charged porphyrin metal (Zn(II) and Sn(IV)(OH–)2) derivatives that are separately water soluble, but when combined form a virtually insoluble solid. The electron donor/acceptor properties (energy levels, band gaps) of the solid can be controlled by the choice of metals and the nature of the peripheral substituent groups of the porphyrin ring. The highly thermoelectric structure, which acts as a cold cathode, is composed of p-type Bi2Te3 nanowires with a thermoelectric efficiency (ZT) between ~0.7 to 1, values that are twice that expected for bulk Bi2Te3. Lastly, efficiency of the integrated device, was found to be 35more » at 0.2 suns illumination and thermoelectric properties are enhanced by the charge transfer between the CBI and the Bi2Te3 is presented in terms of photo- and thermogenerated current and advantages of the low cost fabrication process is discussed.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [3];  [2];  [1];  [1]
  1. The Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM (United States)
  3. Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1333866
Report Number(s):
SAND-2015-2631J
Journal ID: ISSN 0277-786X; 581978
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 8983; Journal ID: ISSN 0277-786X
Publisher:
SPIE
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; nano wires; thermoelectric; ZnO; Bi2Te3; self assembled organic materials; solar cell efficiency; integrated hybrid photovoltaic

Citation Formats

Martin, Kathleen, Erdman, Matthew, Quintana, Hope, Shelnutt, John, Nogan, John, Swartzentruber, B., Martinez, Julio, Lavrova, Olga, and Busani, Tito. Bio-hybrid integrated system for wide-spectrum solar energy harvesting. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1117/12.2040747.
Martin, Kathleen, Erdman, Matthew, Quintana, Hope, Shelnutt, John, Nogan, John, Swartzentruber, B., Martinez, Julio, Lavrova, Olga, & Busani, Tito. Bio-hybrid integrated system for wide-spectrum solar energy harvesting. United States. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2040747
Martin, Kathleen, Erdman, Matthew, Quintana, Hope, Shelnutt, John, Nogan, John, Swartzentruber, B., Martinez, Julio, Lavrova, Olga, and Busani, Tito. 2014. "Bio-hybrid integrated system for wide-spectrum solar energy harvesting". United States. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2040747. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1333866.
@article{osti_1333866,
title = {Bio-hybrid integrated system for wide-spectrum solar energy harvesting},
author = {Martin, Kathleen and Erdman, Matthew and Quintana, Hope and Shelnutt, John and Nogan, John and Swartzentruber, B. and Martinez, Julio and Lavrova, Olga and Busani, Tito},
abstractNote = {An integrated hybrid photovoltaic-thermoelectric system has been developed using multiple layers of organic photosensitizers on inorganic semiconductors in order to efficiently convert UV-visible and IR energy into electricity. The hot anode of n-type ZnO nanowires was fabricated using a thermal process on pre-seeded layer and results to be crystalline with a transmittance up to 92 % and a bandgap of 3.32 eV. The visible-UV light-active organic layer was deposited between the anode and cathode at room temperature using a layer-by-layer deposition onto ITO and ZnO and Bi2Te3 nanowires from aqueous solution. The organic layer, a cooperative binary ionic (CBI) solid is composed of oppositely charged porphyrin metal (Zn(II) and Sn(IV)(OH–)2) derivatives that are separately water soluble, but when combined form a virtually insoluble solid. The electron donor/acceptor properties (energy levels, band gaps) of the solid can be controlled by the choice of metals and the nature of the peripheral substituent groups of the porphyrin ring. The highly thermoelectric structure, which acts as a cold cathode, is composed of p-type Bi2Te3 nanowires with a thermoelectric efficiency (ZT) between ~0.7 to 1, values that are twice that expected for bulk Bi2Te3. Lastly, efficiency of the integrated device, was found to be 35 at 0.2 suns illumination and thermoelectric properties are enhanced by the charge transfer between the CBI and the Bi2Te3 is presented in terms of photo- and thermogenerated current and advantages of the low cost fabrication process is discussed.},
doi = {10.1117/12.2040747},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1333866}, journal = {Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering},
issn = {0277-786X},
number = ,
volume = 8983,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 07 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Fri Mar 07 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}