Development of highly stable all-printable perovskite solar cells

该项目涉及开发单结钙钛矿太阳能电池和组件，采用工业兼容和可扩展的印刷方法。工作的目的是克服钙钛矿太阳能电池大规模采用和产业化的一些现有障碍，包括制造成本、复杂性和资本支出(工厂成本)。学生将在设备堆栈上工作，该堆栈包括依次沉积二氧化钛、氧化锆和碳三层，然后渗透由甲基铵卤化铅钙钛矿材料组成的吸收器层。钙钛矿型太阳能电池是一种新的、令人兴奋的太阳能电池类型，它具有比现有硅太阳能电池更高的性能，但也有许多额外的好处，包括更低的材料和制造成本。为了实现这个项目，学生将参与许多不同的研究方向。学生将识别和克服在新的更稳定的钙钛矿吸收材料渗透到设备堆栈中时存在的工程挑战，特别是了解材料的组成以及如何进行任何化学更改以实现更简单的溶液处理和渗透。其次，学生将致力于降低设备制造过程的复杂性，开发可转移的制造技术。这是特别相关的，因为它将支持日出EPSRC资助的研究计划，该计划旨在通过平等的合作伙伴关系将英国和印度的大学联系起来，开发低成本的光伏技术。该项目的研究领域是太阳能技术

This project relates to the development of single junction perovskite solar cells and modules fabricated using industrially compatible and scalable printing methods.The purpose of the work is to overcome some of the existing barriers to the large-scale adoption and industrialisation of perovskite solar cells including the fabrication cost, complexity and capital outlay (factory cost). The student will be working on a device stack which consists of the sequential deposition of three layers, titanium dioxide, zirconium oxide and carbon followed by the infiltration of the absorber layer consisting of a methylammonium lead halide perovskite material. Perovskite solar cells are a new and exciting type of solar cell with the potential of delivering higher performance than existing silicon solar cells but with a number of added benefits including lower materials and fabrication costs.The student will be involved in a number of different research strands in order to deliver on this project. The student will identify and overcome the engineering challenges that exist when new more stable perovskite absorber materials are infiltrated into the device stack, in particular understanding the composition of the material and how any chemical alterations can be undertaken in order to allow for simpler solution processing and infiltration. Secondly the student will work to reduce the complexity of the device fabrication process developing transferable manufacturing techniques. This is particular pertinent as it will support the SUNRISE EPSRC funded research programme which is intended to link UK and Indian Universities in equitable partnerships to develop low-cost photovoltaic technologies. The Research Area for this project is Solar Technology