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            : optics, ecology and design principles of natural photonic structures

Wilts, Bodo D.; Vignolini, Silvia

doi:10.1098/rsfs.2018.0071

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“…One might hope that many of these challenges might be addressed by looking at the natural world, where animals and plants have evolved a plethora of solutions to lightmanagement and stability problems over millions of years of evolution, ranging from structural colour, aimed at camouflage or at attracting a mate, to photosynthesisenhancing structures, to super-hydrophobic leaves [24][25][26][27]. Some of these problems, of course, also find other types of solutions in the natural world.…”

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“…In warmer regions of the world, the highest demand for electricity is registered in correspondence to higher cooling demand within buildings [13]: in such a scenario, switching from highly transparent conventional glass to sTPVs with lower AVT would decrease the amount of cooling required to keep the internal space at a comfortable temperature, which, in turn, could lead to a saving of energy of up to 12%, as shown by One might hope that many of these challenges might be addressed by looking at the natural world, where animals and plants have evolved a plethora of solutions to lightmanagement and stability problems over millions of years of evolution, ranging from structural colour, aimed at camouflage or at attracting a mate, to photosynthesis-enhancing structures, to super-hydrophobic leaves [24][25][26][27]. Some of these problems, of course, also find other types of solutions in the natural world.…”

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Biomimetic Approaches to “Transparent” Photovoltaics: Current and Future Applications

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There has been a surge in the interest for (semi)transparent photovoltaics (sTPVs) in recent years, since the more traditional, opaque, devices are not ideally suited for a variety of innovative applications spanning from smart and self-powered windows for buildings to those for vehicle integration. Additional requirements for these photovoltaic applications are a high conversion efficiency (despite the necessary compromise to achieve a degree of transparency) and an aesthetically pleasing design. One potential realm to explore in the attempt to meet such challenges is the biological world, where evolution has led to highly efficient and fascinating light-management structures. In this mini-review, we explore some of the biomimetic approaches that can be used to improve both transparent and semi-transparent photovoltaic cells, such as moth-eye inspired structures for improved performance and stability or tunable, coloured, and semi-transparent devices inspired by beetles’ cuticles. Lastly, we briefly discuss possible future developments for bio-inspired and potentially bio-compatible sTPVs.

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Biomimetic Approaches to “Transparent” Photovoltaics: Current and Future Applications

2022

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“…One might hope that many of these challenges might be addressed by looking at the natural world, where animals and plants have evolved a plethora of solutions to lightmanagement and stability problems over millions of years of evolution, ranging from structural colour aimed at camouflage or at attracting a mate, to photosynthesis-enhancing structures, to super-hydrophobic leaves [16][17][18][19].…”

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Biomimetic Approaches to “Transparent” Photovoltaics: Current and Future Applications

Pompilio¹,

Ierides²,

Cacialli³

2022

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There has been a surge in the interest for (semi)transparent photovoltaics (sTPVs) in recent years, since the more traditional, opaque, devices are not ideally suited for a variety of innovative appli-cations spanning from smart and self-powered windows for buildings to those for vehicle inte-gration. Additional requirements for these photovoltaic applications are a high conversion effi-ciency (despite the necessary compromise to achieve a degree of transparency) and an aesthetical-ly pleasing design. One potential realm to explore in the attempt to meet such challenges is the bio-logical world, where evolution has led to highly efficient and fascinating light-management structures. In this mini-review, we explore some of the biomimetic approaches that can be used to improve both transparent and semitransparent photovoltaic cells, such as moth-eye inspired structures for improved performance and stability or tuneable, coloured, and semi-transparent devices inspired by beetles’ cuticles. Lastly, we will briefly discuss possible future developments for bio-inspired and potentially bio-compatible sTPVs.

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On Light and Diatoms: A Photonics and Photobiology Review

Ghobara

Mazumder

Vinayak

et al. 2019

Diatoms: Fundamentals and Applications

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Living light : optics, ecology and design principles of natural photonic structures

Abstract: One contribution of 11 to a theme issue 'Living light: optics, ecology and design principles of natural photonic structures'.

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Biomimetic Approaches to “Transparent” Photovoltaics: Current and Future Applications

Biomimetic Approaches to “Transparent” Photovoltaics: Current and Future Applications

Biomimetic Approaches to “Transparent” Photovoltaics: Current and Future Applications

On Light and Diatoms: A Photonics and Photobiology Review

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