Light Energy Conversion and Storage with Soft Carbonaceous Materials that Solidify Mesoscopic Electrochemical Interfaces

Abstract

Abstract Photoactive interfaces created by mesoscopic materials realize high-efficiency light to electric conversion as achieved by dye-sensitized photoelectrodes. Combinaiton of soft carbon composite materials with the mesoscopic interfaces enables solidification of the electrochemical charge-transfer interfaces and incorporation of energy storage function. New approaches for solid-state photoelectrochemistry are described.