Production methods for stable perovskite solar cells
- Reference number
- RMA15-0130
- Start and end dates
- 160501-210930
- Amount granted
- 27 240 462 SEK
- Administrative organization
- Uppsala University
- Research area
- Materials Science and Technology
Summary
Within the last couple of years, a very promising new class of materials for solar cells has emerged: hybrid perovskites. This proposal embodies a team of world-leading Swedish researchers, which will join complementary expertise in chemistry, physics and engineering, to synthesize new materials and develop innovative processing methods, to form highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells and modules. Specifically, we aim at using low-cost, high throughput and scalable screen printing and slot-die coating techniques that may cut the cost of photovoltaics significantly. Stability is of the utmost importance for photovoltaics. Special effort lies on selecting and developing intrinsically stable material combinations, in combination with an integrated encapsulation technology. The partnership is based on the established Swedish research consortium the Center for Molecular Devices (CMD), consisting of groups at KTH, Uppsala University and the research institute Swerea IVF. They are accompanied by a company, Dyenamo, with exploitation interest in the project. The five-year project is led by an experienced management team and the technical work will be performed by a mixture of PhD students, post-docs and senior supervisors.
Popular science description
Within the last couple of years, a very promising new class of materials for solar cells has emerged: hybrid perovskites. This proposal embodies a team of world-leading Swedish researchers, which will join complementary expertise in chemistry, physics and engineering, to synthesize new materials and develop innovative processing methods, to form highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells and modules. Specifically, we aim at using low-cost, high throughput and scalable screen printing and slot-die coating techniques that may cut the cost of photovoltaics significantly. Stability is of the utmost importance for photovoltaics. Special effort lies on selecting and developing intrinsically stable material combinations, in combination with an integrated encapsulation technology. The partnership is based on the established Swedish research consortium the Center for Molecular Devices (CMD), consisting of groups at KTH, Uppsala University and the research institute Swerea IVF. They are accompanied by a company, Dyenamo, with exploitation interest in the project. The five-year project is led by an experienced management team and the technical work will be performed by a mixture of PhD students, post-docs and senior supervisors.