SCALABLE MICRO POWER CELLS WITH NO-GAP ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN ELECTRON AND PROTON TRANSFER ELEMENTS

摘要

Energy is probably one of the most important issues of the current century. New sources, approaches and systems have been studied in order to find suitable and more reliable power sources and energy harvesting devices. In addition, mobile Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) devices require micro power sources as well. So far, there has been vast research and investment on solar sources, fuel cells, etc. The present application is an attempt to develop a suitable fabrication method to realize a Photosynthetic Power Cell (μΡSΟ) to harvest the energy from photosynthesis and produce electrical energy. The proposed μΡSΟ is a micro power generation device made from polymer material for generating power from algal photosynthesis. In particular, the present application presents a fabrication process for realising a μΡSΟ from polymer material.