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Reference Number	EP/E033377/1
Title	International Collaboration on Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Renewable Energy Sources(Solar Energy, Photovoltaics) 100%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields	PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Professor LM Peter No email address given Chemistry University of Bath
Award Type	Standard
Funding Source	EPSRC
Start Date	12 December 2006
End Date	11 December 2007
Duration	12 months
Total Grant Value	£19,180
Industrial Sectors	Energy
Region	South West
Programme	Materials, Mechanical and Medical Eng
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Professor LM Peter , Chemistry, University of Bath (100.000%)
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Objectives
Abstract	Conventional solar cells use silicon to absorb sunlight, generating electricity. A new generation of solar cells is being developed which is based on imitating the way that the green leaf uses sunlight to drive the biochemical process that lead to the reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide to sugar and starches. These so-called dye-sensitized solar cells use dye molecules adsorbed in a thin porous film of high surface area titanium dioxide particles to absorb sunlight. When the dye molecules absorb light, they eject electron into the titanium dioxide, giving rise to a voltage and a current. Several groups round the world are working on these new solar cells, and the objective of the current proposal is to allow the applicant to visit three internationally leading laboratories for discussions and joint measurements in order to advance scientific understanding and ultimately technological progres
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Added to Database	23/03/07