Harvesting, sensing and regulating light based on photo-thermal effect of Cu@CuO mesh
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2017
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Wu, X.
Xu, J.
Chen, G.Y.
Fan, R.
Liu, X.
Xu, H.
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Green Energy and Environment, 2017; 2(4):387-392
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A system of light harvesting, sensing and regulating was designed based on the photo-thermal and Seebeck effect of flexible CuO nanostructures. Cu@CuO meshes were prepared via self-oxidation of Cu mesh and utilized as the photo-thermal material. Upon irradiation by visible light, the temperature of the Cu@CuO mesh dramatically increases. The temperature difference between the irradiated and non-irradiated parts of the Cu@CuO mesh produced a measurable voltage output due to the Seebeck effect. The generated voltage was then converted into a digital signal to control a rotary neutral-density disc to filter the received light. This enabled regulation of the intensity of the incident light at a selected region. This system is cost effective and has potential applications in greenhouses, factories and smart buildings to minimize energy consumption and improve wellbeing.
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Copyright 2017 Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Open Access funded by Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences under a Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)