Development of coating technologies to fabricate perovskite solar cells

太阳能电池正在成为我们发电网络中越来越大的一部分。虽然目前的技术表现良好，但许多研究人员正在考虑开发新型太阳能电池，这种电池可以使用与其他传统制造工艺类似的技术打印到柔性基板上。这种太阳能电池在高效率和低成本方面提供了机会。Ossila公司向开发太阳能电池的研究人员出售材料和设备，并零售一种名为“槽式镀膜机”的镀膜机。这使得溶液可以使用与大规模印刷中用于制造太阳能电池的技术类似的技术被涂到表面上。在这个项目中，Ossila希望一名博士生帮助进一步开发槽芯片技术。特别是，Ossila希望这位学生探索在他们的狭缝模具涂布机中集成一种“气体喷射”；这将使高压气体喷射到印刷薄膜上，以增加其均匀性并改善太阳能电池的功能。奥西拉也希望他们的槽模涂布机经过改造，可以打印到完全灵活的薄膜上。在所有情况下，学生都将描述太阳能电池的效率，太阳能电池是奥西拉的新产品和新兴产品。该学生还将参与新产品的商业化，并将开发有助于推动销售的网站内容。

Solar cells are becoming an increasingly large part of our electricity generation network. While current technologies perform well, many researchers are looking at developing new types of solar cells that can be printed onto flexible substrates using technologies similar to that used in other conventional manufacturing processes. Such solar cells offer opportunities in terms of high efficiency and low costs. The company Ossila sells materials and equipment to researchers developing solar cells and retails a coating machine called a 'slot-die coater'. This allows solutions to be coated onto a surface using similar technologies to those used in large-scale printing to make solar cells. In this project, Ossila would like a PhD student to help further develop slot-die technologies. In particular, Ossila would like the student to explore integrating a 'gas-jet' into their slot-die coater; this will flow a jet of high-pressure gas over the printed films to increase their uniformity and improve solar-cell functionality. Ossila would also like their slot-die coater adapted to allow printing onto fully flexible films. In all cases, the student will characterise the efficiency of solar cells which are made Ossila's new and emerging products. The student will also be involved in the commercialisation of new products, and will develop web-site content that will help drive sales.