Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160100504

Funded Activity Summary

Intermediate Band Solar Cells Based on Triplet-Triplet Annihilation. This project seeks to develop a new technology which allows solar cells to harvest a broader range of light from the sun, including red and infrared light, to increase solar-to-electric conversion efficiency. It is proposed that this would be accomplished through a series of chemical reactions which allow electrical power to be generated either by conventional means or a multi-step process in which low energy light is ‘glued’ together. This is of interest in relation to emerging technologies such as dye-sensitised solar cells, which are low cost, architecturally appealing and amenable to flexible substrates. It is anticipated that this project will provide a means for substantial improvement in solar cell efficiencies.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 08-04-2016

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $370,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Physical Chemistry of Materials | Molecular and Organic Electronics | Photodetectors, Optical Sensors and Solar Cells

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Solar-Photovoltaic Energy | Preparation and Production of Energy Sources not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Molecular and Organic Electronics | Photodetectors, Optical Sensors and Solar Cells | Physical Chemistry of Materials | Preparation and Production of Energy Sources not elsewhere classified | Solar-Photovoltaic Energy

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