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Spins for Efficient Photovoltaic Devices based on Organic Molecules

Objective

Organic solar cells (OSCs) have the potential to become an environmental friendly, inexpensive, large area and flexible photovoltaics technology. Their main advantages are low process temperatures, the potential for very low cost due to abundant materials and scalable processing, and the possibility of producing flexible devices on plastic substrates. To improve their commercialization capacity, to compete with established power generation and to complement other renewable energy technologies, the performance of state-of-the-art OSCs needs to be further improved.

Our goals within SEPOMO – Spins in Efficient Photovoltaic devices based on Organic Molecules – are to bring the performance of OSCs forward by taking advantage of the so far unexplored degree of freedom of photogenerated species in organic materials, their spin. This challenging idea provides a unified platform for the excellent research to promote the world-wide position of Europe in the field of organic photovoltaics and electronics, and to train strongly motivated early stage researchers (ESRs) for a career in science and technology oriented industry that is rapidly growing.

Our scientific objectives are to develop several novel routes to enhance the efficiency of OSC by understanding and exploiting the electronic spin interactions. This will allow us to address crucial bottlenecks in state-of-the-art OSCs: we will increase the quantum efficiency by reducing the dominant recombination losses and by enhancing the light harvesting and exciton generation, e.g. by means of internal upconversion of excited states.

Our ESRs will be trained within this interdisciplinary (physics, chemistry, engineering) and intersectoral (academia, R&D center, enterprise) consortium in highly relevant fundamental yet application-oriented research with the potential to commercialise the results. The hard and soft skills learned in our network are central for the ESRs to pursue their individual careers in academics or industry.

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RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN
Net EU contribution
€ 510 748,56
Address
Broerstraat 5
9712CP Groningen
Netherlands

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Noord-Nederland Groningen Overig Groningen
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00

Participants (10)

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 385 791,39
Address
Wellington Square University Offices
OX1 2JD Oxford

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South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Oxfordshire
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET CHEMNITZ
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 249 216,48
Address
Strasse Der Nationen 62
09111 Chemnitz

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Sachsen Chemnitz Chemnitz
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
JULIUS-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAT WURZBURG
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 443 051,52
Address
Sanderring 2
97070 Wuerzburg

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Bayern Unterfranken Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNIVERSITE DE MONS
Belgium
Net EU contribution
€ 501 120,00
Address
Place Du Parc 20
7000 Mons

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Région wallonne Prov. Hainaut Arr. Mons
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 0,00
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 249 216,48
Address
Helmholtzstrasse 10
01069 Dresden

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Sachsen Dresden Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 0,00
HELIATEK GMBH
Germany
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€ 311 520,60
Address
Treidlerstrasse 3
01139 Dresden

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

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Region
Sachsen Dresden Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Spain
Net EU contribution
€ 247 872,96
Address
Calle Serrano 117
28006 Madrid

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Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid
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Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNIVERSITE D'ANGERS
France
Net EU contribution
€ 525 751,20
Address
Rue De Rennes 40
49035 Angers Cedex 01

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Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire Maine-et-Loire
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
MERCK CHEMICALS LTD

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United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 151 826,60
Address
Alfred Gelder Street - Wilberforce Court
HU1 1UY Hull
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire Kingston upon Hull, City of
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Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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€ 0,00
FUNDACIO EURECAT
Spain
Net EU contribution
€ 247 872,96
Address
Avenida Universitat Autonoma 23
08290 Cerdanyola Del Valles (Barcelona)

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Este Cataluña Barcelona
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Research Organisations
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€ 0,00