I/UCRC for Next Generation Photovoltaics

I/UCRC 下一代光伏发电

• 批准号: 0968987
• 负责人: Walajabad Sampath
• 金额: $ 39.5万
• 依托单位: Colorado State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-03-15 至 2016-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0968987&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: UCRC; Next; Generation; Photovoltaics

0968987 Colorado State University; W. S. Sampath NGPV is seeking a Phase I support (first five years) for the Center, including support for center personnel, evaluation and research. The proposed Center is a single-university Center led by the Colorado State University (CSU). The proposed Center will develop with industry partners, new materials, precursors, and formulations for manufacturing high performance and low-cost NGPVs that have great potential for energy sustainability. Novel materials, processing strategies, and device structures that result from fundamental materials discovery research at CSU will then be evaluated and optimized with a focus on thin film CdTe PVs. The aim of the proposed research is to overcome the scientific challenges outlined in the National CdTe Roadmap. A solution to deceasing PV manufacturing costs significantly would mean widespread adoption of solar cell technology worldwide and a decrease in the worlds reliance on non-renewable energy resources. The proposed deliverables and outcome of this proposal include: fundamental understanding and advancement of PV devices, hands-on experience for students to learn PV technology, and advancing the technology by demonstrating improvement in device performance, and meeting the goals of the National CdTe roadmap. The Center plans to interface with some key educational programs (such as the green technology focus), and to have a team of faculty and students that is diverse in gender, race and ethnicity.

0968987科罗拉多州立大学; W. S. Sampath NGPV正在为该中心寻求第一阶段的支持（前五年），包括对中心人员、评估和研究的支持。 拟议的中心是一个单一的大学中心由科罗拉多州立大学（CSU）领导。 该中心将与行业合作伙伴一起开发新材料，前体和配方，用于制造具有巨大能源可持续性潜力的高性能和低成本NGPV。 CSU基础材料发现研究产生的新材料，加工策略和器件结构将进行评估和优化，重点是薄膜CdTe PV。 拟议研究的目的是克服国家CdTe路线图中概述的科学挑战。 大幅降低光伏制造成本的解决方案将意味着在全球范围内广泛采用太阳能电池技术，并减少世界对不可再生能源的依赖。该提案的拟议交付成果和成果包括：对光伏器件的基本理解和进步，学生学习光伏技术的实践经验，通过展示器件性能的改进来推进技术，并实现国家CdTe路线图的目标。该中心计划与一些关键的教育项目（如绿色技术重点）对接，并拥有一支性别、种族和民族多样化的教师和学生团队。