Nanotechnology for Energy Generation
Learning from the worlds most efficient converts of sunlight into useable energy - plants, Dyesol in conjunction with QUTs Applied Nanotechnology Group are working on climate change solutions by building on global research utilising Dye Solar Cell (DSC). This "artificial photosynthesis" uses an electrolyte, a layer of titania and ruthenium dye sandwiched between glass. Light striking the dye excites electrons which are absorbed by the titania to become an electric current many times stronger than that found in natural photosynthesis, thus converting light into green power.
