Polymers for lightweight and environmentally stable flexible solar cells****

用于轻质且环境稳定的柔性太阳能电池的聚合物****

• 批准号: 521458-2018
• 负责人: Li, Yuning
• 金额: $ 14.13万
• 依托单位: University of Waterloo
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Strategic Projects - Group
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=657535
• 关键词: Polymers; lightweight; environmentally; stable; flexible

We will develop and integrate polymer semiconductors for lightweight, flexible, and stable polymer solar cells. The key distinction of the materials, nanocomposites, and devices from existing technologies is that they will be stable, which will enable long-term functioning of polymer solar cells, and processable with green solvents, which is critical for the eventual commercialization of polymer solar cells. The proposed research fits into the NSERC SPG target area Advanced Manufacturing and the research topic Lightweight product design, assembly and use. Polymer solar cells have emerged as a promising technology alternative to the existing silicon solar cells due to their light weight, mechanical robustness, and potential low cost. Polymer solar cells are particularly suitable for energy efficiency housing (e.g., rooftop solar panels, windows and skylights) and emerging applications such as self-powered wearable electronics, sensors for the Internet of Things, personal healthcare and medical devices, which are expected to grow rapidly over the next 5-10 years.**Recent progresses made in the Li and Aziz groups at the University of Waterloo as well as their collaborative efforts have laid the foundation for the proposed research. In this research Li and Aziz will team up to develop lightweight, flexible, and stable polymer solar cells based on novel polymer semiconductors and hole transporting layer and electron transporting layer materials. Advances will be made in both science and engineering, which include the development of new polymers for polymer solar cells, the development of new materials processing procedures, the development of new devices, and the demonstration of stable and high efficiency solar cell devices.**In this project we will partner with 1-Material, a world-leading manufacturer of organic semiconductor materials for polymer solar cells, and Canadian General-Tower (CGT), a world leader in coated polymeric films for industrial applications, to develop novel lightweight, flexible, and stable polymer solar cells. 1-Material and CGT have the research and manufacturing capability to support the research and adopt the technologies developed in the proposed research for the novel polymers and solar cell products, respectively.****

我们将开发和集成聚合物半导体，用于轻质，柔性和稳定的聚合物太阳能电池。这些材料、纳米复合材料和器件与现有技术的关键区别在于它们是稳定的，这将使聚合物太阳能电池能够长期发挥作用，并且可以用绿色溶剂加工，这对聚合物太阳能电池的最终商业化至关重要。 建议的研究适合NSERC SPG目标领域先进制造和研究主题轻量化产品的设计，装配和使用。聚合物太阳能电池由于其重量轻、机械坚固性和潜在的低成本而成为现有硅太阳能电池的有前途的技术替代品。聚合物太阳能电池特别适用于能量效率外壳（例如，屋顶太阳能电池板、窗户和天窗）以及新兴应用，如自供电可穿戴电子产品、物联网传感器、个人医疗保健和医疗设备，预计这些应用将在未来5-10年内迅速增长。滑铁卢大学Li和Aziz小组最近取得的进展以及他们的合作努力为拟议的研究奠定了基础。在这项研究中，Li和Aziz将合作开发基于新型聚合物半导体和空穴传输层和电子传输层材料的轻质，柔性和稳定的聚合物太阳能电池。在科学和工程方面都将取得进展，其中包括开发用于聚合物太阳能电池的新聚合物，开发新材料加工程序，开发新器件，以及演示稳定和高效的太阳能电池器件。在该项目中，我们将与世界领先的聚合物太阳能电池有机半导体材料制造商1-Material和世界领先的工业应用涂层聚合物薄膜制造商加拿大将军塔（CGT）合作，开发新型轻质、柔性和稳定的聚合物太阳能电池。1-材料和CGT有研究和制造能力，以支持研究，并采用在新的聚合物和太阳能电池产品的拟议研究中开发的技术，分别。