Environmentally friendly luminescent solar concentrators based on an optically efficient and stable green fluorescent protein
Carlota P. A. Carlos, Sandra F. H. Correia, Margarida Martins, Oleksandr A. Savchuk, João A. P. Coutinho, Paulo André, Jana B. Nieder, Sónia P. M. Ventura, Rute A. S. Ferreira
Abstract
Green fluorescent protein was used to fabricate planar LSCs in liquid and solid state, yielding competitive power conversion efficiency values stating the potential of naturally-based molecules in the development of sustainable LSCs.
Topics & Concepts
FluorescenceEnvironmentally friendlyEnergy conversion efficiencyLuminescenceGreen fluorescent proteinNanotechnologyMaterials sciencePlanarChemistryOptoelectronicsOpticsComputer sciencePhysicsBiologyEcologyBiochemistryGeneComputer graphics (images)Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms