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The project sets to develop a new energy autonomous system based on electrochemical sensors for detection of different ionic species in natural water sources and ultra-thin solar cells (UTSC). It focuses on three directions: high efficiency, new materials in solar energy harvesting and fabrication of small UTSC and the power stabilizing device able to supply the needed voltage to the sensors and electronic module; new microsensors for detection of nitrites/nitrates and heavy metals in water; low cost autonomous energy system integration and fabrication. The harvester will include a UTSC (<300 μm thick), a dedicated storage, a power stabilizing device. The materials to be optimized are SnO2, TiO2 and ZnO for the sensors while for the solar cells two routes are proposed: (a) TiO2, ZnO and CuxS, and (b) CZTS, CuxS and TiO2. Polymeric membranes deposited on the working electrode will act as sensing material for the ionic species mentioned. Bacterial flagellar filaments will be investigated and engineered as sensitive biolayer for heavy metal detection. The project will provide a technology demonstrator and water monitoring system prototype.
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We hereby acknowledge the financial support of M-ERA.net 39/2016 project and EU (ERDF) and Romanian Government that allowed for acquisition of the research infrastructure under POS-CCE O 2.2.1 project INFRANANOCHEM - Nr. 19/01.03.2009.
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Gartner, M., Moldovan, C., Gheorghe, M., Duta, A., Fried, M., Vonderviszt, F. (2018). Sustainable Autonomous System for Nitrites/Nitrates and Heavy Metals Monitoring of Natural Water Sources (WaterSafe). In: Visa, I., Duta, A. (eds) Nearly Zero Energy Communities. CSE 2017. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63215-5_37
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