To support the world's insatiable desire for energy in the coming century without risking environmental catastrophe, paradigm-shifting research into next-generation photovoltaics and solid-state white lighting is necessary. The Rosenthal group has been pursuing a fully solid-state, inorganic nanostructured photovoltaic featuring pyrolytically synthesized semiconductor nanocrystals deposited within a mesoporous nanocrystalline anatase (meso-nc-TiO2) framework. The synthesis and characterization of meso-nc-TiO2 pores and nanotubes with deposited nanocrystals represents a significant milestone in the fabrication of our next-generation photovoltaic devices. Additionally, a variety of nanocrystal systems were imaged using aberration-corrected atomic number contrast scanning transmission electron microscopes (Z-STEM). Most significantly, the first ever Z-STEM images of ultra-small white-light emitting CdSe nanocrystals were collected, which will aid in the development of a solid-state white-light source.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VANDERBILT/oai:VANDERBILTETD:etd-07222008-122245 |
| Date | 31 July 2008 |
| Creators | Watt, Tony Louis |
| Contributors | James E. Wittig, Sandra J. Rosenthal |
| Publisher | VANDERBILT |
| Source Sets | Vanderbilt University Theses |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-07222008-122245/ |
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