Bavarian Centre for Applied Energy Research (ZAE-Bayern)

DIVISION 1ENERGY CONVERSION

AND STORAGE

DIVISION 3THERMOSENSORICS

AND PHOTOVOLTAICS

DIVISION 2FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

DIVISION 1SOLAR THERMAL AND BIOMASS

Division 2: Functional Materials for Energy Technology (Würzburg)

organic semiconductors

latent heatcapacitors (phasechange materials)

low-e coatings

micro- and nanostructuredmaterials

Functional Materials

IR-Optics

Heat and LightManagement for Buildings

VacuumInsulations

Thermal Analysis

NanostructuredMaterials

OrganicPhotovoltacs and

Elektronics

aearogels

IR-diffusing materials

Carbon and Silica Aerogels

nm - μm

macro and mesopores(>50nm) (2nm to 50nm)

micropores (< 2nm)

Produced via sol-gel process, versatile shapes available

High specific surface >500 m2/g

Unique thermal, acoustic, optical and dielectric properties

NanostructuredMaterials

Applications of Aerogels

- high temperature thermal insulation

- filtration and molecular sieves

- catalyst carrier

- porous electrodes for

supercapacitors

fuel cells

batteries

capacitive deionisation

C-fibre reinforced thin sheets

flexible binder sheets

monolithic C-aerogel

Eigene Vorarbeiten Vacuum Insulations

evacuated core, aerogel

barrier foil

Major contribution to thermal conductivity in commercial insulationsoriginates from incorporated gas

Evacuation reduction of thickness of insulating panels by 5…10

VacuumInsulations

IR-Optics / Low-ε-CoatingsIR-Optics

Development of transparent low-e-coatings with ε<0.2 (e.g. metal oxides)for thermal insulation systems

Membran

Glas

Low-ε FabricsNew Bangkok International Airport (NBIA)

Organic Polymer Solar CellsOrganicPV and

Elektronics

νh

ultrafast photoinduced

electron transfer

τ<50 fs

2.5 µm

Production of Polymer Solar CellsOrganicPV and

Elektronics

(also allows for deposition of metallic fluidsand UV curing media for sealing)

Large Scale: ink-jet printing

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