Briscoe Joe, Dunn Steve
Materials Research Institute, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, E1 4NS, London.
Adv Mater. 2016 May;28(20):3976. doi: 10.1002/adma.201670140.
Sustainability is an important concept generating traction in the research community. To be really sustainable the full life cycle of a product needs to be carefully considered. A key aspect of this is using elements that are either readily recycled or accessible in the Earth's biosphere. Jigsawing these materials together in compounds to address our future energy needs represents a great opportunity for the current generation of researchers. On page 3802, S. Dunn and J. Briscoe summarize the performance of a selection of alternative materials to replace platinum in the counter electrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells.
可持续性是一个在研究界逐渐受到关注的重要概念。要实现真正的可持续性，需要仔细考虑产品的整个生命周期。其中一个关键方面是使用易于回收或在地球生物圈中可获取的元素。将这些材料拼接成化合物以满足我们未来的能源需求，这对当代研究人员来说是一个巨大的机遇。在第3802页，S. 邓恩和J. 布里斯科总结了一系列替代材料在染料敏化太阳能电池对电极中替代铂的性能。
