Environmentally benign polymer solar cells

该项目旨在通过开发用于有源层的水兼容共轭材料来制备聚合物太阳能电池。这项技术将具有成本效益，并且不使用对环境有害的溶剂。该项目将通过取代和仔细定位官能团来实现这些疏水分子的水相容。制造工艺将进行优化，将这些材料纳入太阳能电池，重点是控制活性材料的形态。确定共轭分子设计和电池性能之间的关系将为太阳能电池技术提供一个新的方向。

The project aims to prepare polymer solar cells, by developing water-compatible conjugated materials for the active layer. This technology would be cost-efficient and not use environmentally harmful solvents. The project would achieve aqueous compatibility of these hydrophobic molecules through substitution and careful positioning of functional groups. Fabrication processes will be optimised to incorporate these materials into solar cells, with a focus on controlling the morphology of the active material. Determining the relationships between conjugated molecular design and cell performance should provide a new direction in solar-cell technology.