Cover Picture: Optimization of Norbornadiene Compounds for Solar Thermal Storage by First‐Principles Calculations (ChemSusChem 14/2016). Issue 14 (15th July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kuisma, Mikael; Lundin, Angelica; Moth‐Poulsen, Kasper; Hyldgaard, Per; Erhart, Paul
• Is Part Of: ChemSusChem. Volume 9:Issue 14(2016:Jul.)
• Page Start: 1744
• Page End: 1744
• Publication Date: 2016-07-15
• Subjects: density functional theory -- norbornadiene -- quadricyclane -- solar–thermal storage -- storage density; Green chemistry -- Periodicals; Sustainable engineering -- Periodicals; Chemistry -- Periodicals; Chemical engineering -- Periodicals; 660
• DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201600883
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1864-5631

Abstract

Abstract : The Cover picture shows promising candidates from the norbornadiene‐quadricyclane system for the harvesting of solar energy. This represents a crucial component in current and future energy systems. Variations in supply and demand of solar power require complementary storage technologies that can be employed for load leveling purposes. In this regard, solar thermal storage systems play an important role. While current storage technologies are usually based on heating of water or liquid salt solutions, molecular solar thermal storage (MOST) systems, which rely on a photon‐induced switch of isomerization, provide an interesting alternative with several advantages. The challenge though is to identify and tune molecular compounds such that they satisfy key selection criteria such as good solar spectrum match, high storage density, long term thermal stability, and high photo‐isomerization efficiency. More details on the investigation of 64 candidate using a computational approach can be found in the Full Paper by Kuisma et al. onpage 1786 in Issue 14, 2016 (DOI:10.1002/cssc.201600281 ).