Powering the Internet of Things (IoT) with Perovskite and Organic Photovoltaics

ATIP是一项600万GB的计划拨款，由EPSRC资助，由斯旺西大学领导，与帝国理工学院和牛津大学密切合作。这项研究得到了12个关键行业合作伙伴的密切支持。主要目标是提供科学和工程基础，推动下一代有机光伏和钙钛矿光伏(PV)进入具有明确技术需求的综合应用。其中一个需求是开发能够高效收集环境和室内光线的光伏技术，为下一代自给式物联网(IoT)设备提供动力。这将避免更换或拆卸电池来充电，节省能源和稀缺材料，并最终有助于减少此类设备的碳足迹。支持该项目的博士候选人将在一个跨学科的环境中工作，利用研究人员的专业知识，并发展自己在与电子工程和材料科学领域相关的光收集技术方面的专业知识。候选人将制造新型太阳能电池设备，并将其集成到自给物联网数字技术中。他们将在真实和模拟的环境中评估这些设备和技术，为发表期刊文章、会议演示文稿和专利做出贡献。

ATIP is a £6M Program Grant funded by EPSRC and led by Swansea University, in close collaboration with Imperial College London and Oxford University,. The research is closely supported by 12 key industrial partners. The main objective is to deliver the underpinning science and engineering to drive the uptake of next generation organic photovoltaics and perovskite photovoltaics (PV) into integrated applications of clear technological need. One of those needs is to develop photovoltaic technologies that can efficiently harvest ambient and indoor light to power the next generation of self-powered internet of things (IoT) devices. This will avoid the need to replace or remove batteries to recharge saving energy, scarce materials and ultimately helping to reduce the carbon-footprint of such devices.The PhD candidate to support the project will work in a cross-disciplinary environment, drawing on the expertise of researchers, and developing their own expertise in light-harvesting technologies, related to the fields of Electronic Engineering and Materials Science. The candidate will fabricate novel solar cell devices and integrate them into self-powered IoT digital technologies. They will evaluate these devices and technologies in real and simulated environments, contributing toward the publication of journal articles, conference presentations and patents.