Photovoltaics

光伏电池将开启可再生和环保能源的新时代，但传统硅电池的生产仍然是一个高度能源密集型的过程。有机和有机-无机混合太阳能电池有望显著降低光伏设备的固有能量和制造成本；然而，与传统的硅技术相比，它们的效率更低(有机)或寿命更短(混合)。凯利博士的研究旨在通过有机和无机合成、设备工程和光物理相结合的方式，开发高效率、长寿命的有机和混合太阳能电池。这些新一代光伏技术的发展对于减少我们的碳足迹和实现减排目标至关重要。

Photovoltaic (PV) cells stand poised to usher in a new era of renewable and environmentally friendly energy, but the production of conventional silicon cells remains a highly energy intensive process. Organic and hybrid organic-inorganic solar cells promise to dramatically reduce both the embodied energy and fabrication cost of PV devices; however, either their efficiency is lower (organic) or their lifetime is shorter (hybrid) than conventional silicon technology. Dr. Kellys research aims to develop high efficiency, long lived, organic and hybrid solar cells through a combination of organic and inorganic synthesis, device engineering, and photophysics. The development of these next-generation PV technologies is crucial to reducing our carbon footprint and meeting emissions reduction targets.