Catalyst grant for developing chiral perovskites for solar cell applications

加拿大和法国的国际合作伙伴关系将利用团队成员在材料合成和表征、太阳能电池制造和测试方面的互补专业知识，最终开发出高效的太阳能电池。通过建立分子结构对光电性能作用的精确关系，法国-加拿大团队将对开发高效太阳能电池的分子要求有一个清晰的认识。这些知识将被用来合理地设计和制备新材料，这些材料有可能用于开发性能更高、便携性更好的太阳能电池。采用这些技术可以使加拿大成为可持续和清洁电力的领导者。它还将为解决一个具有全球重要性的问题提供一个可持续的解决方案：减少肮脏发电造成的气候变化污染，并朝着净零排放发电的方向发展。高效太阳能电池的便携性可以提供持续、清洁和可持续的电力，而不依赖于化石燃料发电机，从而潜在地改善偏远地区居民的生活质量和他们的环境。

The Canada-France international partnership will leverage the complementary expertise of the team members in materials synthesis and characterization, and solar cell fabrication and testing for ultimately developing efficient solar cells. By establishing accurate relationships of the role of molecular structure on the optoelectronic properties, the France-Canada team will develop a clear understanding of the molecular requirements for developing efficient solar cells. This knowledge will be leveraged to rationally design and prepare new materials that can potentially be used to develop solar cells that have higher performances and increased portability compared to current products. Adopting these technologies can position Canada as a leader in sustainable and clean electricity. It will also provide a sustainable solution for tackling a problem of global importance: reducing climate changing pollution from dirty electricity generation and moving towards net-zero emission electricity generation. The portability of efficient solar cells can potentially improve both the quality of life to residents in remote regions and their environment by providing continuous, clean, and sustainable electricity that is produced uniquely from sunlight without being reliant on fossil fuel generators.