Inception of a Practical, Biomimetic, Flexible Photovoltaic Device

该项目将设计和合成新的、复杂的、具有功能的有机分子，并将它们组装起来，创造出一种新型的光伏电池。该装置将利用仿生原理设计，以模拟植物中发生的许多高效的光合作用太阳能转换过程。一个关键特征是，将实现对整个器件结构的近原子级别的控制，从而促进建立一条通向太阳能电池商业化生产的明确途径，同时高效、持久、灵活，并且制造成本非常低。

This project will design and synthesise new, complex, functional organic molecules and assemble them to create a new type of photovoltaic cell. This device will be designed using biomimetic principles to emulate many of the efficient photosynthetic solar energy conversion processes that occur in plants. A key feature is that near atomic-level control will be achieved over the entire device structure, facilitating the establishment of a clear path towards the commercial production of solar cells that are simultaneously highly efficient, long lasting, flexible, and very cheap to manufacture.