Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0209792

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0209792

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Plastic Solar Cells: Polymers that Harvest Sunlight. Sustainable economic growth for Australia requires renewable, environmentally acceptable energy resources. The most attractive option for the future generation of electrical energy is via the direct conversion of sunlight. The utilisation of solar energy has significant advantages over other energy sources in that it is inexhaustible and does not produce carbon dioxide or other pollutants. Conventional photovoltaic technology is not cost effective. Solar cells made from conducting polymers present the tantalising possibility of producing cheap electricity from sunlight. This project brings together experts in the physics and chemistry of conducting polymers with the goal of developing efficient plastic solar cells.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $182,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Condensed Matter Physics | Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic and Magnetic Properties; Superconductivity

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Solar-photoelectric |

Other Keywords

Condensed Matter Physics | Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic and Magnetic Properties; Superconductivity | Solar-photoelectric

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