Abstract
The pressing needs of global demands to generate sufficient renewable and clean energy have attracted significant attention to harvest photochemical energy. Two types of artificial photoenergy processes, including the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and photoreduction of CO2 solar fuel cells are discussed in this review. In the artificial photoenergy application, electrospinning process has attracted wide interest in fabricating nanofibers because of low processing cost and large scale production possibilities. The fabrication of electrospun composite nanofibers is normally followed by solvothermal or annealing treatment in order to obtain highly crystallized metal oxides.
Highlights: The application of electrospun composite nanofibers has shown superior performance in artificial photosynthesis process. The large surface area of nanofibers mat has facilitate the adsorption-desorption process during photocatalysis as well as has induced the growth of metal oxides on electrospun nanofibers.
Keywords: Composite, Dye-sensitized solar cells, Electrospinninig, Nanofibers, Photoreduction of CO2, TiO2, ZnO.
Current Organic Chemistry
Title:Electrospun Composite Nanofibers in Photoenergy Applications
Volume: 17 Issue: 13
Author(s): Jeannie Ziang Yie Tan, Dan Kong, Qing Xiang, Wei Wang, Lingtong Zhan, Jieliang Zeng and Xiwen Zhang
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Keywords: Composite, Dye-sensitized solar cells, Electrospinninig, Nanofibers, Photoreduction of CO2, TiO2, ZnO.
Abstract: The pressing needs of global demands to generate sufficient renewable and clean energy have attracted significant attention to harvest photochemical energy. Two types of artificial photoenergy processes, including the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and photoreduction of CO2 solar fuel cells are discussed in this review. In the artificial photoenergy application, electrospinning process has attracted wide interest in fabricating nanofibers because of low processing cost and large scale production possibilities. The fabrication of electrospun composite nanofibers is normally followed by solvothermal or annealing treatment in order to obtain highly crystallized metal oxides.
Highlights: The application of electrospun composite nanofibers has shown superior performance in artificial photosynthesis process. The large surface area of nanofibers mat has facilitate the adsorption-desorption process during photocatalysis as well as has induced the growth of metal oxides on electrospun nanofibers.
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Tan Ziang Yie Jeannie, Kong Dan, Xiang Qing, Wang Wei, Zhan Lingtong, Zeng Jieliang and Zhang Xiwen, Electrospun Composite Nanofibers in Photoenergy Applications, Current Organic Chemistry 2013; 17 (13) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1385272811317130005
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1385272811317130005 |
Print ISSN 1385-2728 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5348 |
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