High-efficiency Block Copolymer Solar Cells: A Scaleable Prototype for Low Cost Energy Generation

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Title
High-efficiency Block Copolymer Solar Cells: A Scaleable Prototype for Low Cost Energy Generation

CoPED ID
107d1bd6-5835-4d34-ae64-d2bc78d6b3b6

Status
Closed

Funders

Value
£351,518

Start Date
April 30, 2008

End Date
April 29, 2011

Description

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Widespread implementation of photovoltaic electricity to meet changing energy demands requires a step-change in the cost of photovoltaic power. This proposal assembles a consortium of chemists, physicists and materials scientists from Imperial College London and the universities of Manchester, Sheffield and Durham to produce new prototype polymer solar cells that have high power conversion efficiencies and could be mass produced cost effectively. We propose new polymer solar cell designs that integrate flexibility with inexpensive materials and solution based processing. In one approach, block copolymers are used to direct formation of nanostructured thin films to provide high efficiency polymer solar cells. In a second approach, block copolymers will be used to direct crystallisation within nanostructured films. Independent optimisation of the optical and electronic properties, together with theoretical modelling input, will provide design rules for maximising power conversion efficiency. The project will establish strategies for scaling up the device designs which have the highest efficiencies. Our objective is to construct affordable and scalable polymer solar cells that have an energy conversion efficiency of at least 7%.

Subjects by relevance
  1. Solar cells
  2. Polymers
  3. Solar energy
  4. Nanostructures
  5. Efficiency (properties)
  6. Electronics
  7. Semiconductors
  8. Optimisation
  9. Films

Extracted key phrases
  1. High efficiency polymer solar cell
  2. High power conversion efficiency
  3. Efficiency Block Copolymer Solar Cells
  4. New polymer solar cell design
  5. New prototype polymer solar cell
  6. Energy conversion efficiency
  7. Scalable polymer solar cell
  8. Low Cost Energy Generation
  9. Scaleable Prototype
  10. Photovoltaic power
  11. Photovoltaic electricity
  12. Energy demand
  13. Widespread implementation
  14. Device design
  15. Design rule

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