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Evaluating Dihydroazulene/Vinylheptafulvene Photoswitches for Solar Energy Storage Applications.


ABSTRACT: Efficient solar energy storage is a key challenge in striving toward a sustainable future. For this reason, molecules capable of solar energy storage and release through valence isomerization, for so-called molecular solar thermal energy storage (MOST), have been investigated. Energy storage by photoconversion of the dihydroazulene/vinylheptafulvene (DHA/VHF) photothermal couple has been evaluated. The robust nature of this system is determined through multiple energy storage and release cycles at elevated temperatures in three different solvents. In a nonpolar solvent such as toluene, the DHA/VHF system can be cycled more than 70?times with less than 0.01?% degradation per cycle. Moreover, the [Cu(CH3 CN)4 ]PF6 -catalyzed conversion of VHF into DHA was demonstrated in a flow reactor. The performance of the DHA/VHF couple was also evaluated in prototype photoconversion devices, both in the laboratory by using a flow chip under simulated sunlight and under outdoor conditions by using a parabolic mirror. Device experiments demonstrated a solar energy storage efficiency of up to 0.13?% in the chip device and up to 0.02?% in the parabolic collector. Avenues for future improvements and optimization of the system are also discussed.

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5655704 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Evaluating Dihydroazulene/Vinylheptafulvene Photoswitches for Solar Energy Storage Applications.

Wang Zhihang Z   Udmark Jonas J   Börjesson Karl K   Rodrigues Rita R   Roffey Anna A   Abrahamsson Maria M   Nielsen Mogens Brøndsted MB   Moth-Poulsen Kasper K  

ChemSusChem 20170719 15


Efficient solar energy storage is a key challenge in striving toward a sustainable future. For this reason, molecules capable of solar energy storage and release through valence isomerization, for so-called molecular solar thermal energy storage (MOST), have been investigated. Energy storage by photoconversion of the dihydroazulene/vinylheptafulvene (DHA/VHF) photothermal couple has been evaluated. The robust nature of this system is determined through multiple energy storage and release cycles  ...[more]

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