High Performance Printed Solar Cells

该提案旨在启动卡尔加里大学（韦尔奇）和格拉斯哥大学（德雷珀）之间的合作。科学目标是推进印刷太阳能电池技术，提高性能和稳定性，加速商业化，并获得对设备操作和层间材料作用的新理解。该提案将结合韦尔奇实验室在太阳能电池设备制造方面的专业知识和德雷珀实验室在绿色材料设计和合成方面的专业知识。具体而言，将合成新的阴极层间材料，并将其用于修饰光活性层与顶部金属集流器之间的界面。提出的关键材料创新包括绿色合成、水性薄膜形成和薄膜耐溶剂性。HQP的研究角色和职责包括有机材料的设计和合成，使用旋转涂层（小面积）和槽模涂层（大面积）方法制造多层堆叠光伏器件，在室外和室内照明条件下对器件进行电子测试，并使用原子力显微镜和光谱学等先进工具绘制器件层图。

This proposal is intended to launch a collaboration between the University of Calgary (Welch) and the University of Glasgow (Draper). The scientific aim is to advance Printed Solar Cell technology where both performance and stability are increased to accelerate commercialization and gain new understanding into device operation and role of interlayer materials. The proposal will combine the Welch lab expertise in solar cell device fabrication with the Draper lab expertise in green materials design and synthesis. Specifically new cathode interlayer materials will be synthesized and used to modify the interface in-between the photoactive layer and top metal current collector. Key materials innovations proposed inlcude green synthesis, aqueous based film formation, and film solvent resistant. Research roles and responsibilities for HQP include organic materials design and synthesis, multi-layer stack photovoltaic device fabrication using spin-coating (small area) and slot-die coating (large area) methods, electronic testing of the devices under outdoor and indoor lighting conditions and mapping the device layers using advanced tools such as atomic-force microscopy and optical spectroscopy.