EAGER: Novel Nano-hybrid Structured Regioregular Polyhexylthiophenes Blend Films for Organic Photovoltaic Applications

EAGER赠款的目的是通过制造、测试和测量纳米金刚石，为概念验证示范寻求种子资金。规整聚己基噻吩（RRPHTh）共轭聚合物纳米杂化有机光伏电池。我们的方法是制备由导电/ND共轭聚合物/电解质/石墨烯/导电和Al/ND-RRPHThs/石墨烯/导电电极结构组成的光伏器件。纳米金刚石-RRPHTh和同系物导电聚合物结构的膜将被开发用于制备高效的有机光伏电池。智力优势：该研究将首次开发出在整个太阳光谱范围内使用纳米金刚石-RRPHTh或ND-其他同源共轭聚合物纳米杂化膜的光伏器件。其目标是增强光电化学和固体光伏效应，消除光生载流子的复合。研究人员将分析并比较该设备与现有技术。我们还将研究和设计新一代高效光伏电池，以提高效率比任何有机基光伏器件。更广泛的影响：成功完成这项研究将导致光伏材料显示出高光伏效率和低成本。这项创新研究还将满足单兵能源需求、通信、建筑和设施能源需求以及天基电力系统。到2013年，拟议技术可以解决的市场将超过15亿美元。该项目将为学生和博士后参与跨学科研究提供一个独特的机会。这项研究的一个基本和重要组成部分将是通过专利，期刊出版物和会议演示来传播结果。

The objective of this EAGER grant is to seek seed funding for the proof-of-concept demonstration through fabrication; testing and measurement of nanodiamond?ragioregular polyhexylthiophene (RRPHTh) conjugated polymer nanohybrid organic photovoltaic cell. Our approach is to fabricate the photovoltaic device consisting of conducting/ND-conjugated polymer/Electrolyte/Graphene/Conducting and Al/ND-RRPHThs/Graphene/conducting electrode structures. The film of nanodiamond-RRPHTh, and homologues conducting polymer structured will be exploited for fabrication of efficient organic photovoltaic cell. Intellectual Merit: The research will develop for the first time, the photovoltaic device using nanodiamond- RRPHTh or ND-other homologous conjugated polymers nanohybrid film over entire solar spectrum. The target of the work is to enhance photoelectrochemical and solid photovoltaic (PV) effect, and eliminate the recombination of photo induced charge carriers. The investigators will analyze and compare the device with existing technologies. We will also investigate and design a new generation efficient photovoltaic cells to increase the efficiency than observed in any organic based photovoltaic devices.Broader Impacts: Successful completion of this investigation will result photovoltaic materials displaying of high photovoltaic efficiency at low cost. This innovative research will also meet individual soldier energy requirements, communications, building and facility energy requirements and space-based electric power systems. The market that can be addressed by the proposed technology will be over $1.5B by 2013. The project will provide a unique opportunity for the students and postdocs to be involved in the interdisciplinary research. An essential and important component of this research will be the dissemination of the result through patent, publications in journals and presentations in conferences.