Publication detail

Organic pi-Conjugated Molecules: From Nature to Artificial Applications. Where are the Boundaries?

CIGÁNEK, M. RICHTÁR, J. WEITER, M. KRAJČOVIČ, J.

Original Title

Organic pi-Conjugated Molecules: From Nature to Artificial Applications. Where are the Boundaries?

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Natural or nature-inspired molecules play a key role in many modern applications as they may imitate nature in the efficiency with which it works in a different spectrum of biological processes. One of the biggest challenges today is to make efficient use of renewable energy sources, that are lagging behind conventional technologies on a global scale. One form of this renewable energy is solar energy which can be garnered by organic photovoltaics (OPV). The golden wave of OPV can be observed with the advent of non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs). Chemical derivatizations, low band gap, broad absorption and sufficient stability, predetermine them for the successful construction of functional devices. The review summarizes some important aspects of the use of natural and nature-inspired materials, their design, and use for NFAs, and light power conversion efficiency. We also discuss some photocatalytic applications as a contribution to green renewable energy and solar-fuels production.

Keywords

Artificial photosynthesis; Dyes; Pigments; Energy conversion; Nature-inspired materials; Organic photovoltaics

Authors

CIGÁNEK, M.; RICHTÁR, J.; WEITER, M.; KRAJČOVIČ, J.

Released

17. 9. 2021

Publisher

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH

Location

WEINHEIM

ISBN

0021-2148

Periodical

ISRAEL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Number

61

State

State of Israel

Pages from

1

Pages to

15

Pages count

15

URL

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijch.202100061

BibTex

@article{BUT173003,
  author="Martin {Cigánek} and Jan {Richtár} and Martin {Weiter} and Jozef {Krajčovič}",
  title="Organic pi-Conjugated Molecules: From Nature to Artificial Applications. Where are the Boundaries?",
  journal="ISRAEL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY",
  year="2021",
  number="61",
  pages="1--15",
  doi="10.1002/ijch.202100061",
  issn="0021-2148",
  url="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijch.202100061"
}