Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | GR/T26559/01 | |
| Title | The SUPERGEN Excitonic Solar Cells Consortium | |
| 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 |
Professor LM Peter Chemistry University of Bath |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 April 2005 | |
| End Date | 31 March 2009 | |
| Duration | 48 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £1,095,676 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | South West | |
| Programme | Infrastructure and Environment -- Process Environment and Sustainability | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor LM Peter , Chemistry, University of Bath |
| Other Investigator | Professor TS Jones , Chemistry, University of Warwick Professor J Nelson , Department of Physics (the Blackett Laboratory), Imperial College London Professor D C Bradley , Department of Physics (the Blackett Laboratory), Imperial College London Professor J Durrant , Chemistry, Imperial College London Professor JC De Mello , Chemistry, NTNU (Norwegian Uni of Sci & Technology) Dr L Yellowlees , College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh Dr N Robertson , Sch of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh Professor Sir R Friend , Physics, University of Cambridge Dr N Greenham , Physics, University of Cambridge |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Cambridge Display Technology Ltd |
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| Web Site | https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/projects/the-supergen-excitonic-solar-cells-consortium |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Conventional solar cells are based on light absorption be semiconductors such as silicon. Fabrication of these cells usually involves high temperature routes, which is wasteful in terms of energy. A new class of solar cells based on organic materials is exciting increasing interest because they can be processed by the same low temperature techniques that are used to prepare flexible organic light emitting diodes, for example. The devices are called excitonic solar cells because light absorptioncreates electronically excited molecular states (excitons) that can break up to form electrons and holes at interfaces. The processes og light absorption and electrical power generatiuon in these cells have much in common with photosynthesis. So far the cells lag behind their older conventional counterparts, but the potential for development and optimisation is enormous since a wide range of organic materials with desired properties can be obtained by targeted chemical synthesis. This proposalbrings together four leading research groups in a concerted effort to develop existing organic solar cells and to explore new types. The consortium combines expertise in the key areas of materials synthesis (dyes, organic polymers, quantum dots), cell fabrication and device characterisatioin, and the research programme will explore several promising avenues | |
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| Added to Database | 01/01/07 | |
