Mohamed Sabry Abdel-Mottaleb

Jean-Marie Herrmann

Nano/Molecular Photosciences and Clean Energy

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relations between surface texturization and absorptance of multicrystalline silicon solar cells by a simple new model, based on the classic molecular (MD) dynamics simulation, alternative to complex electron-photon interactions to analyze the surface texturization of solar cells. In this study, the large tilted angle leads to the lower efficiency of solar cell. To consider the effect of incident angle, a range of high efficiency exists due to the increasing probability of second reflection. Furthermore, the azimuth angle of incident light also affects the efficiency of solar cells. Our results agree well with previous studies. This MD model can potentially be used to predict the efficiency promotion in any optical reflection-absorption cases.

Hsiao-Yen Chung

Chiun-Hsun Chen

Hsin-Sen Chu

Analysis of Pyramidal Surface Texturization of Silicon Solar Cells by Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Change in intermolecular distance between electron donor (D) and acceptor (A) can induce intermolecular electron transfer (ET) even in nonpolar solvent, where solvent orientational polarization is absent. This was shown by making simple calculations of the energies of the initial and final states of ET. In the case of polar solvent, the free energies are functions of both D-A distance and solvent orientational polarization. On the basis of 2-dimensional free energy surfaces, the relation of Marcus ET and exciplex formation is discussed. The transient effect in fluorescence quenching was measured for several D-A pairs in a nonpolar solvent. The results were analyzed by assuming a distance dependence of the ET rate that is consistent with the above model.

Shigeo Murata

Maged El-Kemary

M. Tachiya

Two-Dimensional Free Energy Surfaces for Electron Transfer Reactions in Solution

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Stefan Lis

Krzysztof Staninski

Tomasz  Grzyb

Electrochemiluminescence Study of Europium (III) Complex with Coumarin3-Carboxylic Acid

We present the photocatalytic degradation of a water soluble sulfonylurea herbicide: azimsulfuron in the presence of titania nanocrystalline films. Efficient photodegradation of herbicide was achieved by using low-intensity black light tubes emitting in the Near-UV. The degradation of the herbicide follows first-order kinetics according to the Langmuir-Hinshelwood model. Intermediate products were identified by the LC-MS-MS technique during photocatalytic degradation. In order to increase photodegradation rate of the herbicide, we examined the effect of titania modification by depositing noble metals at various quantities and valence states. The presence of platinum at neutral valence state and optimum concentration induced higher photodegradation rates while silver-modified titania exhibited similar photocatalytic rates with those obtained with pure nanocrystalline <svg style="vertical-align:-3.27605pt;width:32.512501px;" id="M2" height="15.675" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 32.512501 15.675" width="32.512501" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,.062,11.537)"><use xlink:href="#x54" /></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,8.868,11.537)"><use xlink:href="#x69" /></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,13.424,11.537)"><use xlink:href="#x4F" /></g><g transform="matrix(.012,-0,0,-.012,26.125,15.613)"><use xlink:href="#x32" /></g></svg> films. Finally, the effect of initial pH value was also examined. Acidic or alkaline media were unfavorable for azimsulfuron photodegradation.

Katerina Pelentridou

Elias Stathatos

Helen Karasali

Dionysios D. Dionysiou

Panagiotis Lianos

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Yeong-Soon Gal

Won-Chul Lee

Won Seok Lyoo

Sung-Ho Jin

Kwon Taek Lim

Young-Il Park

Jong-Wook Park

Electro-Optical and Electrochemical Properties of a Conjugated Polymer Prepared by the Cyclopolymerization of Diethyl Dipropargylmalonate

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R. Alexandrescu

I. Morjan

F. Dumitrache

M. Scarisoreanu

I. Soare

C. Fleaca

R. Birjega

E. Popovici

L. Gavrila

G. Prodan

V. Ciupina

G. Filoti

V. Kuncser

L. Vekas

Photochemistry Aspects of the Laser Pyrolysis Addressing the Preparation of Oxide Semiconductor Photocatalysts

The main objective of this research was to define a structured and functionalized support for future biomedical applications (model of “low-density bioarray”). The experiments were carried out by using stereolithography process with a special SU-8 photoresist and the reproducibility of the method was studied by analyzing the surface profile of the support. Finally, a matrix of regular controlled sized wells was fabricated. Chemical reactions leading to covalent grafting were run to demonstrate that the inner surface of the wells remains still reactive after polymerization. The grafting of fluorophores with carboxylic functions activated by N-hydroxysuccinimide was studied as function of time, in order to determine the best reactions, conditions. Then, the grafting of two distinct fluorescent probes was led simultaneously inside the wells, showing the possibility of spatial localization of diverse reactions on the same support. The covalent and localized bindings were confirmed by fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy analyses.

S. Corbel

F. Evenou

F. Baros

N. Martinet

M. Donner

M. C. Carré

Microstructured Reactors Designed by Stereolithography and Characterized by Fluorescent Probes

The purpose of this paper is to develop a simple new model, based on the classic molecular dynamics simulation (MD), alternative to complex electron-photon interactions to analyze the surface texturization of solar cells. This methodology can easily propose the absorptance differences between texturing and nontexturing solar cells. To verify model feasibility, this study simulates square, pyramidal, and semicircular texturization surfaces. Simulations show that surface texturization effectively increases the absorptance of incident light for solar cells, and this paper presents optimal texturization shapes. The MD model can also be potentially used to predict the efficiency promotion in any optical reflection-absorption cases.

Analysis of Surface Texturization of Solar Cells by Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Atmospheric chemical reactions are often initiated by ultraviolet (UV) solar radiation since absorption in that wavelength range coincides to typical chemical bond energies. In this review, we present an alternative process by which chemical reactions occur with the excitation of vibrational levels in the ground electronic state by red solar photons. We focus on the O&#x2013;H vibrational manifold which can be an atmospheric chromophore for driving vibrationally mediated overtone-induced chemical reactions. Experimental and theoretical O&#x2013;H intensities of several carboxylic acids, alcohols, and peroxides are presented. The importance of combination bands in spectra at chemically relevant energies is examined in the context of atmospheric photochemistry. Candidate systems for overtone-initiated chemistry are provided, and their lowest energy barrier for reaction and the minimum quanta of O&#x2013;H stretch required for reaction are calculated. We conclude with a discussion of the major pathways available for overtone-induced reactions in the atmosphere.

Veronica Vaida

Karl J. Feierabend

Nabilah Rontu

Kaito Takahashi

Sunlight-Initiated Photochemistry: Excited Vibrational States of Atmospheric Chromophores

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