Ziel
Third generation solar cells represent alternatives to traditional bulk and thin film devices. They constitute a novel way to improve the ratio between photovoltaic efficiency and total cost, by including new physical principles and materials. This proposal combines two complementary aspects of third generation solar cells: new materials and new materials combinations and new physical mechanisms for photovoltaic conversion. The initial phase of the proposed research is mainly material characterization oriented: (i) Study of the combination of materials –such as InGaN, InN superlattices- which can lead to the formation of intermediate bands through the implementatuion of nanofrabrication technologies (ii) combination of optical spectroscopy and electronic transport techniques for the study of physical phenomena such as up/down conversion and intermediate band formation. In a second phase, the initial results and methodologies will be combined with the know-how within the host institutions through close collaborations, and the research will evolve towards the realization of photovoltaic devices based on nanostructured material.
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FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IOF
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MC-IOF - International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)Koordinator
1015 Lausanne
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