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Reference Number EP/C513894/1
Title Modelling Thin Film and Dye-sensitised 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 (Physics) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator Dr AB Walker
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Physics
University of Bath
Award Type Standard
Funding Source EPSRC
Start Date 01 April 2005
End Date 31 March 2008
Duration 36 months
Total Grant Value £145,693
Industrial Sectors No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
Region South West
Programme Engineering
 
Investigators Principal Investigator Dr AB Walker , Physics, University of Bath (100.000%)
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Objectives
Abstract (i) Thin film cells:A model of polycrystalline devices, with particular attention paid to grain boundaries. Particular issues we will address are(a) influence of diffuse interfaces and interfacial roughness(b) different device geometries(c) performance of large area cells (ii) Dye-sensitised cells:A model of cells with solid hole conductors, to understand why these cells are less efficient than electrolyte based cells. Particular issues we will address are(a) charge-charge interactions(b) charge transport, recombination and extraction for several different hole and electron conductors (c) morpholog
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