摘要 |
A hybrid composite nanomaterial comprising a hydrotalcite like layered double hydroxide compound provided with one or more lanthanide elements inserted into the 2D layers and one or more organic- inorganic (DONOR/ACCEPTOR) compounds, or acids or salts thereof, intercalated between them as shown in figure 1 and figure 31. The innovative co-axial design for encapsulating the active layer(s) of a hybrid organic-inorganic solar cell, together with the insertion of the hydrotalcite like nanocomposite, for light energy down and up conversion, thereby not only providing the active material more convertible energy, but also provide the opportunity to incorporate insitu the co-axial geometry or envisage a standalone pair of a Photoelectrochemical (PEC) and Fuel cell (FC), to work in parallel to the organic inorganic solar cell, or as standalone respectively. The nanocomposite hydrotalcite like materials, or their derivatives, are projected to be dispersed inside the co-axial geometry, where they can occupy the role of respective electrodes for the PEC/FC and also adsorb the evolved hydrogen for its future use, whereby they can also convert the excess hydrogen into utilizable electricity, when in presence of organic inorganic solar cell as its complementary existence around its co-axial layers, or inside it as shown in figure 32 (a) and (b). The potential to use the co-axial, hybrid organic inorganic cell (PEC/FC) as standalone driven by any other power source, than the organic inorganic solar cell is also envisaged upon. |