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Article: Versatile three-dimensional virus-based template for dye-sensitized solar cells with improved electron transport and light harvesting
Title | Versatile three-dimensional virus-based template for dye-sensitized solar cells with improved electron transport and light harvesting |
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Keywords | biotemplate dye-sensitized solar cells electron transport light harvesting localized surface plasmon resonance M13 bacteriophage three-dimensional network |
Issue Date | 2013 |
Citation | ACS Nano, 2013, v. 7, n. 8, p. 6563-6574 How to Cite? |
Abstract | By genetically encoding affinity for inorganic materials into the capsid proteins of the M13 bacteriophage, the virus can act as a template for the synthesis of nanomaterial composites for use in various device applications. Herein, the M13 bacteriophage is employed to build a multifunctional and three-dimensional scaffold capable of improving both electron collection and light harvesting in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). This has been accomplished by binding gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to the virus proteins and encapsulating the AuNP-virus complexes in TiO2 to produce a plasmon-enhanced and nanowire (NW)-based photoanode. The NW morphology exhibits an improved electron diffusion length compared to traditional nanoparticle-based DSSCs, and the AuNPs increase the light absorption of the dye-molecules through the phenomenon of localized surface plasmon resonance. Consequently, we report a virus-templated and plasmon-enhanced DSSC with an efficiency of 8.46%, which is achieved through optimizing both the NW morphology and the concentration of AuNPs loaded into the solar cells. In addition, we propose a theoretical model that predicts the experimentally observed trends of plasmon enhancement. © 2013 American Chemical Society. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/318544 |
ISSN | 2021 Impact Factor: 18.027 2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 5.554 |
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dc.contributor.author | Chen, Po Yen | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dang, Xiangnan | - |
dc.contributor.author | Klug, Matthew T. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Qi, Jifa | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dorval Courchesne, Noémie Manuelle | - |
dc.contributor.author | Burpo, Fred J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Fang, Nicholas | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hammond, Paula T. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Belcher, Angela M. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-11T12:24:00Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-11T12:24:00Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | ACS Nano, 2013, v. 7, n. 8, p. 6563-6574 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1936-0851 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/318544 | - |
dc.description.abstract | By genetically encoding affinity for inorganic materials into the capsid proteins of the M13 bacteriophage, the virus can act as a template for the synthesis of nanomaterial composites for use in various device applications. Herein, the M13 bacteriophage is employed to build a multifunctional and three-dimensional scaffold capable of improving both electron collection and light harvesting in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). This has been accomplished by binding gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to the virus proteins and encapsulating the AuNP-virus complexes in TiO2 to produce a plasmon-enhanced and nanowire (NW)-based photoanode. The NW morphology exhibits an improved electron diffusion length compared to traditional nanoparticle-based DSSCs, and the AuNPs increase the light absorption of the dye-molecules through the phenomenon of localized surface plasmon resonance. Consequently, we report a virus-templated and plasmon-enhanced DSSC with an efficiency of 8.46%, which is achieved through optimizing both the NW morphology and the concentration of AuNPs loaded into the solar cells. In addition, we propose a theoretical model that predicts the experimentally observed trends of plasmon enhancement. © 2013 American Chemical Society. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | ACS Nano | - |
dc.subject | biotemplate | - |
dc.subject | dye-sensitized solar cells | - |
dc.subject | electron transport | - |
dc.subject | light harvesting | - |
dc.subject | localized surface plasmon resonance | - |
dc.subject | M13 bacteriophage | - |
dc.subject | three-dimensional network | - |
dc.title | Versatile three-dimensional virus-based template for dye-sensitized solar cells with improved electron transport and light harvesting | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1021/nn4014164 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 23808626 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84883257550 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 7 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 8 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 6563 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 6574 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1936-086X | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000323810600014 | - |