H2020Индивидуална стипендия2019–2021

CIGNUS · CuInGaSe Nanowires Under the Sun

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2019-11-04 → 2021-11-03
Финансиране от ЕС: 159 815 €
Участници: 1
Схема: MSCA-IF-EF-ST

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Накратко на български

Наножици от селен и други елементи се изследват за създаване на по-ефективни слънчеви панели. Тези материали помагат за намаляване на разхода на ресурси и преминаване към устойчива енергия за борба с глобалното затопляне.

Този кратък обзор е генериран от изкуствен интелект

Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.

Резултати накратко

CuInGaSe Nanowires Under the Sun

The United Nations 2030 agenda is a wake-up call for everyone to remind us that, while humanity made remarkable progress in a short time, there are still many issues that we must resolve. Climate change is a devastating curse on our civilization: access to affordable and sustainable energy is a decisive step to combat global warming, and, together with improved and innovative infrastructure can help stop its ravaging effects. Sustainable energy conversion is thus an essential challenge for the future of humanity, as a global shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is underway as a result of striking climate change concerns. Photovoltaics and battery technologies are at the core of solutions for this issue, and the effort for increased performance, sustainability and affordability is currently at its peak. Nanowires enable novel paths for this unprecedented situation by reducing necessary resources and pioneering novel science and unique phenomena. In this project, we plan to exploit their properties to save material and improve photovoltaic efficiency by using Se-based materials, which have been proven to have excellent performance in polycrystalline thin films. Three key project objectives can be identified: the investigation of the growth mechanism and control of the deposition of the nanowires; the study of their optical, electronic, and structural properties; and the fabrication of devices based on them. These challenges were engaged within three main tasks, which are closely interconnected by a continuous feedback of design, fabrication and characterization to constantly improve material quality and application potential.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

Photovoltaic energy conversion is the sustainable source of the present and of the future. In the last two decades, its deployment increased by several orders of magnitude, and will keep increasing as solar cell prices keep decreasing. Silicon currently dominates the PV market, but a next generation technology is needed to keep pushing prices down and increasing efficiency. CIGS solar cells are lighter, flexible, and already cheaper to produce than silicon, but their performance is still limited. Nanowires can help improve both cost and efficiency thanks to reduced material consumption, and intrinsically higher performance. In this project we aim to deposit periodic arrays of isolated nanowires by MBE, and by optimising their passivation as well as developing a novel device structure, we hope to increase the efficiency of CIGS solar cells. To do so, we will combine the expertise of the applicant in the growth of III-V semiconductor thin film and nanowires with the knowledge of the host in CIGS materials and MBE, using advanced characterisation techniques and state-of-the-art fabrication facilities.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

Участници

INTERNATIONAL IBERIAN NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY · BragaКоординаторПортугалия