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980-nm Laser-Driven Photovoltaic Cells Based on Rare-Earth Up-Converting Phosphors for Biomedical Applications

  1. Zhigang Chen1,2,*,
  2. Lisha Zhang3,
  3. Yangang Sun1,
  4. Junqing Hu1,*,
  5. Dayang Wang2,*

Article first published online: 2 NOV 2009

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200901630

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Advanced Functional Materials

Advanced Functional Materials

Volume 19, Issue 23, pages 3815–3820, December 9, 2009

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Chen, Z., Zhang, L., Sun, Y., Hu, J. and Wang, D. (2009), 980-nm Laser-Driven Photovoltaic Cells Based on Rare-Earth Up-Converting Phosphors for Biomedical Applications. Adv. Funct. Mater., 19: 3815–3820. doi: 10.1002/adfm.200901630

Author Information

  1. 1

    State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Donghua University Shanghai, 201620 (P.R. China)

  2. 2

    Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces D-14424, Potsdam (Germany)

  3. 3

    Department of Biology The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR (P.R. China)

*State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Donghua University Shanghai, 201620 (P.R. China).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 DEC 2009
  2. Article first published online: 2 NOV 2009
  3. Manuscript Received: 13 AUG 2009

Funded by

  • National Natural Science Foundation of China. Grant Numbers: 50872020, 50902021
  • Program for New Century Excellent Talents of the University in China
  • “Pujiang” Program of Shanghai Education Commission. Grant Number: 09P51400500
  • “Dawn” Program of the Shanghai Education Commission. Grant Number: 08SG32
  • Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project. Grant Number: B603
  • “Chen Guang” project. Grant Number: 09CG27

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Keywords:

  • bionanotechnology;
  • lasers;
  • luminescence;
  • photovoltaic device

Abstract

A prerequisite for designing and constructing wireless biological nanorobots is to obtain an electrical source that is continuously available in the operational biological environment. Herein the first preparation of 980-nm laser-driven photovoltaic cells (980LD-PVCs) by introducing of a film of rare-earth up-converting nanophosphors in conventional dye-sensitized solar cells is reported. Under the irradiation of a 980-nm laser with a power of 1 W, the visible up-converting luminescence of rare-earth nanophosphors can be efficiently absorbed by the dyes in 980LD-PVCs so that they exhibit a maximal output power of 0.47 mW. In particular, after being covered with 1 to 6 layers of pig intestines (thickness: ca. 1 mm per layer) as a model of biological tissues, 980LD-PVCs still possess a maximal output power of between 0.28 and 0.02 mW, which is efficient enough to drive many kinds of biodevices. This research opens up the possibility of preparing and/or developing novel electrical sources for wireless biological nanorobots and many other biodevices.

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