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Reference Number	InnUK/132146/01
Title	SiFi - SInglet FIssion photon multiplier film to increase photovoltaic efficiency
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Renewable Energy Sources(Solar Energy, Photovoltaics) 100%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 50%; Applied Research and Development 50%;
Science and Technology Fields	PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Project Contact No email address given Eight 19 Limited
Award Type	Feasibility Study
Funding Source	Innovate-UK
Start Date	01 November 2015
End Date	31 October 2016
Duration	12 months
Total Grant Value	£166,000
Industrial Sectors
Region	East of England
Programme	Competition Call: 1411_FS_ENE_GEN_ENCATES2 - Energy Catalyst Rnd 2 - (FS). Activity Energy Catalyst Rnd 2 - (FS)
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Project Contact , Eight 19 Limited (100.000%)
	Industrial Collaborator	Project Contact , University of Cambridge (0.000%)
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Objectives
Abstract	SiFi is a short project to assess the technical and commercial feasibility of a new approach to increasing the conversion efficiency of photovoltaic modules by splitting high energy visible photons into 2 infra-red photons before they are absorbed in the module. The photon splitting process is known as "singlet fission". By increasing the photon flux absorbed, greater power can be generated by a photovoltaic module.SiFi is a short project to assess the technical and commercial feasibility of a new approach to increasing the conversion efficiency of photovoltaic modules by splitting high energy visible photons into 2 infra-red photons before they are absorbed in the module. The photon splitting process is known as "singlet fission". By increasing the photon flux absorbed, greater power can be generated by a photovoltaic module.
Publications	(none)
Final Report	(none)
Added to Database	09/02/18