Project description
Solid-state lighting and solar energy: lowering resistance, enhancing competitiveness
Electronic devices produce heat caused by resistance of components to current flow. This heat impacts device functioning – it is the reason your computer has a fan. When it comes to devices such as LEDs, lasers and solar cells, the loss in efficiency is significant and a major challenge for the lighting and solar energy markets. The EU-funded ZeroR project is tackling this issue by moving the so-called active region from a more internal position in the device to the device surface or, at least, limiting the expanse of the active region to minimise its heat effects on the device function. Success will boost European competitiveness in the solid-state lighting and solar energy harvesting sectors.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energy
- natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicsoptoelectronics
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical transitionsrevolutions
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrypost-transition metals
- natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicssemiconductivity
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
ERC-POC - Proof of Concept Grant
Host institution
AALTO KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR
Net EU contribution
€ 150 000,00
Address
Otakaari 1
02150 Espoo
Finland
02150 Espoo
Finland
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Region
Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
Beneficiaries (1)
AALTO KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR
Finland
Net EU contribution
€ 150 000,00
Address
Otakaari 1
02150 Espoo
02150 Espoo
See on map
Region
Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00