{"id":115,"date":"2022-09-28T18:26:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T15:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naml.ece.uop.gr\/?page_id=115"},"modified":"2022-10-04T20:33:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T17:33:52","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/naml.ece.uop.gr\/el\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0388\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u039a\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03a0\u03b5\u03b4\u03af\u03b1 \u0395\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u0394\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b7\u03b3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03a5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u039d\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03c7\u03bd\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 (NAML)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>1. Third-generation solar cells (\u03a6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u03c4\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03ac \u03a4\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0393\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03b8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A) Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"395\" src=\"http:\/\/naml.ece.uop.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">B) Quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"221\" src=\"http:\/\/naml.ece.uop.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-14.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">C) Perovskite solar cells (PSC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naml.ece.uop.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-194\" width=\"363\" height=\"222\"\/><figcaption><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">The development of 3<sup>rd<\/sup> generation solar cells aims at a high light-to-electricity conversion efficiency with low manufacturing costs, providing additionally some extra unique characteristics that pave the way for a number of alternative and pioneer photovoltaic applications, such as building integration, indoor applications, automotive, wearable electronics, etc. They are fabricated using nanostructures, usually of a mixture of organic and inorganic components.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naml.ece.uop.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-192\" width=\"224\" height=\"168\"\/><figcaption><em>DSS<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naml.ece.uop.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-193\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\"\/><figcaption><em>PSC<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>2. Electrochromic cells (\u0397\u03bb\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c7\u03c1\u03c9\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03a5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03be\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2- \u0388\u03be\u03c5\u03c0\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b8\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Electrochromic cells are devices that can change their color from transparent to translucent (dark) upon a voltage application. As a result, their transparency, light absorption, reflectance and emission can be controlled. These devices can be used as windows to adjust the incoming sunlight and the heat inside a building, without using shades and blinds, minimizing the heating\/cooling loads and at the same time achieving adequate lighting and thermal comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naml.ece.uop.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199\" width=\"364\" height=\"340\"\/><figcaption><br><em>Bleached state<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naml.ece.uop.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197\" width=\"370\" height=\"338\"\/><figcaption><br><em>Colored state<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naml.ece.uop.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196\" width=\"595\" height=\"289\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naml.ece.uop.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-227\" width=\"289\" height=\"478\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>3. Luminescent solar concentrators for light harvesting in c-Si PVs and Glass panes for greenhouses (\u03a3\u03c5\u03b3\u03ba\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 \u0397\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03c7\u03c5\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c6\u03c9\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03b3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c6\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c7\u03ad\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03cd\u03be\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03bf\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03a6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u03c4\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03c5)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Luminescent solar concentrators, also called fluorescent concentrators, consist of a highly transparent matrix, in which luminescent species, mainly organic dye molecules with high extinction coefficient, are dispersed. These dyes absorb incident light and emit it at a red-shifted wavelength, with a high quantum efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">As the luminescent materials emit light in all directions, part of the emitted light is internally reflected at the matrix\/air interface. Total internal reflection can effectively trap most of the emitted light and guide it to the edges of the collector. There, it can be transformed into electricity by a solar cell (scheme a).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Alternatively, the luminescent layer can be formed on the upper side of a glass panel following the same principle of light harvesting to the photovoltaic cell (scheme b).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naml.ece.uop.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-202\" width=\"655\" height=\"234\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>4. Photocatalytic materials for water decontamination and air purification (\u03a6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03a5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc \u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u03cc\u03bc\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c1\u03cd\u03c0\u03c9\u03bd)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Photocatalysis is a highly efficient treatment to remove recalcitrant dyes and dangerous aromatic materials from water based on the oxidative power of radical species created during exposure to light. Specifically, the reactions include the decomposition of organic compounds into environmental-friendly water and carbon dioxide, leading to interesting properties of surfaces covered with a photocatalyst: self-cleaning, antibacterial and viricidal. Therefore, they are attractive candidates for many environmental applications, such as water purification and waste-water treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naml.ece.uop.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203\" width=\"515\" height=\"306\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naml.ece.uop.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204\" width=\"419\" height=\"315\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Main fields of Research: 1. 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