Project description
Paving a green path for infrared tech
Infrared photodetectors and solar cells can be produced on a large scale using solution-processed materials. While this is cost-effective, it is not in line with EU safety regulations due to the reliance on toxic elements such as lead or mercury. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the CIRPH2 project is developing narrow-bandgap colloidal nanocrystals that are free from hazardous substances. These can absorb infrared light and be processed into thin films for next-generation, eco-friendly devices. CIRPH2 aims to deliver a scalable synthesis method and demonstrate performance in low-cost photodetectors and photovoltaics. It will thereby pave the way for compliant and sustainable technologies.
Objective
Solution-processed photovoltaics and photodetectors have attracted significant attention in the last decades as a result of their ease
of manufacturing and low cost. Colloidal nanocrystals form a special group of materials that can be utilized in the production of
solution-processed devices thanks to their tunable bandgap, high absorption coefficient, composition tunability and their ability to
form nanoheterostructures. Although this technology is very promising in terms of cost effectiveness and large-scale production of
consumer goods, its wide-spread utilization in devices that operate in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum is
hindered due to the lack of environmentally-friendly materials with narrow bandgap. Current attempts typically employ lead- and
mercury-containing semiconductors as the light-absorber, which complicates their utilization in large-scale applications as these
materials do not comply with the European directive on the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS). This project aims at
developing narrow bandgap colloidal nanocrystals that will be used in the productions of RoHS-compliant photovoltaics and
photodetectors. Within this project we are going to implement: i) a facile synthesis method for colloidal nanocrystals that do not
contain any lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) or mercury (Hg), ii) deposition and characterization of photovoltaics quality thin films of these
colloidal nanocrystals via solution-processing methods and iii) fabrication and characterization of low-cost solution-processed
photovoltaics and photodetectors based on these environmentally-friendly nanocrystals.
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- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering sensors optical sensors
- natural sciences chemical sciences inorganic chemistry transition metals
- engineering and technology nanotechnology nano-materials nanocrystals
- natural sciences physical sciences electromagnetism and electronics semiconductivity
- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels renewable energy solar energy photovoltaic
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01
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16163 Genova
Italy
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