Conversion of Unutilized Solar Energy by using Band-Gap controlled Near-IR Light Absorbing Dyes

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H02172
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Functional solid state chemistry
• Research Institution: Shinshu University
• Principal Investigator: Kimura Mutsumi 信州大学, 学術研究院繊維学系, 教授 (60273075)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 森 正悟 信州大学, 学術研究院繊維学系, 教授 (10419418) ; 小林 長夫 信州大学, 繊維学部, 特任教授 (60124575)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 近赤外光 / 色素 / フタロシアニン / 太陽電池 / 触媒 / 相互作用 / 無機ナノ粒子

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Various results for molecular engineering of near-IR light absorbing dyes was obtained through the systematically synthesis and the investigation of structure-property relationships. Especially, novel phthalocyanines developed by this project showed excellent performances for light-harvesting unit in solar cells and catalytic site in nanospaced materials. These dyes can open new possibilities for various applications to utilize near-IR light energy.

Free Research Field

機能分子化学