Gas Phase Processing for Low Cost Dye Solar Cells

低成本染料太阳能电池的气相处理

• 批准号: 1102356
• 负责人: Brian Logue
• 金额: $ 42万
• 依托单位: South Dakota State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-08-01 至 2015-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1102356&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Gas; Phase; Processing; Low; Cost

This project is jointly funded by the Energy, Power, and Adaptive Systems (EPAS) Program in the Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) and the Electronic and Photonic Materials (EPM) Program in the Division of Materials Research (DMR).Research Objectives and Approaches: The objective of this research is to use chemical vapor-based atomic and molecular layer deposition methods for the development of highly efficient cost effective organic solar cells with a particular focus on dye solar cells. The approach is multidisciplinary and uses a combined experimental-modeling approach. Intellectual Merit:The research addresses the fundamental issues associated with the deposition and characterization of ultra-thin metal oxides and organic dyes on the surface of nanoporous inorganic photoelectrodes along with the characterization and analysis of charge transport at the gas phase synthesized organic-inorganic heterointerfaces. The major research tasks include: 1. Engineering electronic properties of nanostructured heterointerfaces using ultra-thin atomic layer deposited metal oxides, 2. Developing an organic dye loading process using a pulsed molecular layer deposition method, 3. Developing a high throughput DSC process, and 4. Understanding the charge transport and origin of efficiency enhancement in interface engineered DSCs.Broader impacts: The proposed research is expected to lead to new methodologies for enhancing electronic quality of photovoltaic heterointerfaces and loading organic light absorbers onto nanostructured inorganic photoelectrodes and open new paradigms in processing and cost-effectiveness of dye solar cells. Topics related to the proposed research will be integrated into the PI's "Fundamentals of Photovoltaics" and "Advanced photovoltaics" courses. This research will involve female students and students from underrepresented groups in the proposed research tasks. A one day long summer camp will be initiated to raise the awareness of Brookings high school students to the science and technology of green energy.

该项目由电气、通信和网络系统部（ECCS）的能源、电力和自适应系统（EPAS）项目和材料研究部（DMR）的电子和光子材料（EPM）项目共同资助。研究目标和方法：本研究的目的是利用化学气基原子和分子层沉积方法开发高效、经济的有机太阳能电池，特别关注染料太阳能电池。该方法是多学科的，并使用了一种结合实验建模的方法。智力优势：本研究解决了与超薄金属氧化物和有机染料在纳米多孔无机光电极表面的沉积和表征有关的基本问题，以及气相合成有机-无机异质界面上电荷输运的表征和分析。主要的研究任务包括：1。利用超薄原子层沉积金属氧化物制备纳米异质界面的工程电子性能[j]。开发一种利用脉冲分子层沉积法的有机染料装载工艺；开发高通量DSC工艺；了解界面工程dsc中电荷传输和效率提高的来源。更广泛的影响：该研究有望为提高光伏异质界面的电子质量和将有机光吸收剂装载到纳米结构无机光电极上带来新的方法，并为染料太阳能电池的加工和成本效益开辟新的范例。与拟议研究相关的主题将整合到PI的“光伏基础”和“高级光伏”课程中。这项研究将涉及女生和学生来自代表性不足的群体在拟议的研究任务。为了提高布鲁金斯高中学生对绿色能源科学技术的认识，将开展为期一天的夏令营活动。