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ToolsAndrews, D.L. (2002) Energy-harvesting materials. In: Complex Mediums Iii: Beyond Linear Isotropic Dielectrics. Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (Spie), 4806 . World Scientific, USA, pp. 181-190. ISBN 0277-786X 0-8194-4574-6
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Abstract
It is shown how key features of natural photosynthesis can be emulated in novel materials based on photoactive multichromophore arrays and crystals. A major consideration in the design of such systems is the means of channeling electronic excitation from sites of light absorption to centers where it is stored or released. Storage is often achieved by driving charge separation or, for the longer term, a more complex chemical reaction whilst rapid release is commonly associated with frequency up-converted emission. In each case channeling to the conversion site generally entails a multi-step energy transfer mechanism whose efficiency is determined by the arrangement and electronic properties of the array chromophores or ions, guided in the more complex systems by a spectroscopic gradient that promotes overall directionality. The functional cascade molecules known as photoactive dendrimers are exemplars of this approach. The latest developments involve new mechanisms for concerted excitation transfer in multichromophore systems, leading towards the tailoring and exploitation of optical nonlinearities for high intensity energy pooling applications.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Physical and Analytical Chemistry (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Light and Energy Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Photonics and Quantum Science |
| Depositing User: | Rachel Smith |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Apr 2011 14:52 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Feb 2023 13:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/29643 |
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