Projects
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| Reference Number | GR/S61768/01 | |
| Title | Charge transport & recombination in non-classical solar photovoltaic cells: integrating theory & experiment | |
| 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) 50%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 50%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr AB Walker No email address given Physics University of Bath |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 October 2003 | |
| End Date | 30 September 2006 | |
| Duration | 36 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £207,700 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Electronics | |
| Region | South West | |
| Programme | Materials, Mechanical and Medical Eng, Physical Sciences | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr AB Walker , Physics, University of Bath (99.999%) |
| Other Investigator | Professor LM Peter , Chemistry, University of Bath (0.001%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | We use the term 'non-classical solar cells' for devices that use novel materials and design strategies. Ideally, they should be fabricated on lightweight and flexible plastic substrates using robust processing technologies. Two main candidates fall in this category at present: dye-sensitised nanocrystalline solar cells (DSSCs) and polymer blend photovoltaic cells. The challenges for the development of these alternatives range from control of materials and fabrication through to the methodology of process and cell optimisation. Progress towards these objectives requires close integration of theory and experiment. Our proposal is based on common features between DSSCs and polymer blend photovoltaic cells, which suggests a series of experiments and associated modelling. The research will build on our experience with the construction and characterisation of DSSCs and their modelling by a novel multiscale Monte Carlo approach. New ingredients are different designs of dye-sensitized cells, where we will look at cells made in Lausanne and the Netherlands, and characterisation and modelling of polymer blend cells to be provided by CDT | |
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| Added to Database | 01/01/07 | |
