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I think I found the actual paper: http://zeppola.mit.edu/pubs/FvRu_Thermal_Reversal_AngewChem.pdf http://zeppola.mit.edu/pubs/FvRu_Thermal_Reversal_AngewChem...
by tbrownaw 16y ago
I think I found the actual paper: http://zeppola.mit.edu/pubs/FvRu_Thermal_Reversal_AngewChem.pdf http://zeppola.mit.edu/pubs/FvRu_Thermal_Reversal_AngewChem.... [ http://zeppola.mit.edu/index.php?option=com_joodb&view=article&joobase=3&id=70:mechanism-of-thermal-reversal-of-the-fulvalenetetracarbonyl-diruthenium-photoisomerization-toward-molecular-solarthermal-energy-storage&Itemid=57 http://zeppola.mit.edu/index.php?option=com_joodb&view=a... ].
* It stores energy from light, at 350nm (near UV)
* It releases energy when catalyzed or heated (barrier is 30 kcal/mol)
* It stores 0.2 MJ/Kg (vs. 0.5 MJ/Kg for lithium ion batteries)
* Using iron instead of ruthenium lowers the energy barrier for returning to the ground state, enough that it's useless at normal temperatures
- seigenblues 16y agoWow, cool! I take it back, then :) Would i be correct in thinking that this probably makes it less useful? Current thermal collectors use absorbent coatings that are "full-spectrum," with a minimum of IR emission, which i have to imagine contributes to their really high efficiencies.