High Performance Printed Solar Cells

这项提议旨在启动卡尔加里大学(韦尔奇)和格拉斯哥大学(德雷珀)之间的合作。科学目标是推动印刷太阳能电池技术的发展，提高性能和稳定性，加快商业化进程，并对器件操作和中间层材料的作用有新的理解。该提案将把韦尔奇实验室在太阳能电池设备制造方面的专业知识与德雷珀实验室在绿色材料设计和合成方面的专业知识结合起来。具体地说，将合成新的阴极中间层材料，并将其用于修饰光活化层与顶层金属集电体之间的界面。提出的关键材料创新包括绿色合成、水性成膜和薄膜耐溶剂性。HQP的研究角色和职责包括有机材料设计和合成、使用旋涂(小面积)和槽芯涂层(大面积)方法制造多层堆叠光伏器件、在室外和室内照明条件下对器件进行电子测试以及使用先进工具(如原子力显微镜和光学光谱)绘制器件层图。

This proposal is intended to launch a collaboration between the University of Calgary (Welch) and the University of Glasgow (Draper). The scientific aim is to advance Printed Solar Cell technology where both performance and stability are increased to accelerate commercialization and gain new understanding into device operation and role of interlayer materials. The proposal will combine the Welch lab expertise in solar cell device fabrication with the Draper lab expertise in green materials design and synthesis. Specifically new cathode interlayer materials will be synthesized and used to modify the interface in-between the photoactive layer and top metal current collector. Key materials innovations proposed inlcude green synthesis, aqueous based film formation, and film solvent resistant. Research roles and responsibilities for HQP include organic materials design and synthesis, multi-layer stack photovoltaic device fabrication using spin-coating (small area) and slot-die coating (large area) methods, electronic testing of the devices under outdoor and indoor lighting conditions and mapping the device layers using advanced tools such as atomic-force microscopy and optical spectroscopy.