Generación y trasferencia de fotoelectrones en la interfaz de proteínas fotosintéticas y semiconductores nanoestructurados en celdas solares biosensibilizadas

The high energy demand and the accelerated progress of climate change have driven the development of new technologies for energy use, especially photovoltaics in solar energy. Current photovoltaic devices are manufactured with metallic materials such as crystalline silicon, which during their life cycle generate pollution that affects the environment. Hybrid biosensitized solar cells is a biophotovoltaic technology that is being developed to mitigate the effects of climate change. However, the electron transfer efficiency of these new devices is low compared to traditional materials, so new methodologies are being investigated to improve efficiency. Bioelectronics is the emerging discipline between biology and electronics that seeks the development of electrically active, flexible and biocompatible biological materials, which can be assembled in biosolar cells to try to increase the conversion efficiency. In this work we aim to improve the generation and electronic transfer between photosynthetic proteins and nanostructured semiconductors in biosensitized solar cells by means of nanostructural modification and interfacial chemistry of organic and biological molecules.

Mejorar la transferencia electrónica entre proteínas fotosintéticas y semiconductores nanoestructurados en celdas solares biosensibilizadas por medio de química interfacial.

Línea de investigación definida por la Escuela de Materiales: Caracterización de Materiales y Ensayos No Destructivos, Nuevos materiales y energías renovables, Tecnologías Avanzadas para el Desarrollo y Aplicación de Materiales.