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Functional Nucleic Acid Hybrid Materials for Photovoltaic Cells: Design, Fabrication, and Performance

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In this chapter, the research and recent advances in nucleic acid-based hybrid materials for the application of photoelectronic energy conversion applications were covered. To create novel intelligent materials for sustainable energy, the use of nucleic acid as environmentally friendly bioinspired materials was discussed in detail, with the elucidation of their innate structure and properties, the principles, current synthetic, and manufacturing techniques. The performance improvements of nucleic acid materials based electronic energy device were also summarized, with their innovative functionalization and mechanism, toward the establishment of cutting-edge technologies that are not only extensions of current silicon-based systems. This chapter aims to contribute to the revitalization of hybrid biomaterials with energy conversion devices, in line with the goal of sustainable energy, and contribute to the resolution of various energy issues from daily life to the global environment scale, through the research and development of nucleic acid-based materials and technology currently being conducted in multidisciplinary research fields and industry.

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Acknowledgments

This work is financially supported by the Science Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality (深创-20205354JCYJ20190806153018791), Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (LGF19H200005), Japan-China Medical Association (国卫-2018920), the Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME) is further acknowledged in providing space, equipment, and services.

Author Contribution

The research work referred to in part in the Results section was undertaken by DB, CXR (who undertook the experimental design, data analysis, and discussion; unpublished data excluded). DB, HHF, and RCX wrote the first manuscript of this book chapter and completed the editing of subsequent drafts.

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    Dan Bai, Huhu Feng, Xingchen Yu, Chenxin Ran & Wei Huang

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    Dan Bai, Chenxin Ran & Wei Huang

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Bai, D., Feng, H., Yu, X., Ran, C., Huang, W. (2021). Functional Nucleic Acid Hybrid Materials for Photovoltaic Cells: Design, Fabrication, and Performance. In: Gao, Yj., Song, W., Liu, J.L., Bashir, S. (eds) Advances in Sustainable Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74406-9_3

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