Comparison and optimisation of efficiencies of thin-film solar cells

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: CIPD930308

Project closed

Start date 1 September 1994

End date 31 May 1995

Funded under

• Scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and European non-member countries, 1992-

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
United Kingdom

Objective

General statistical versions of previously investigated thermodynamic models are to be developed on the basis of the Boltzmann transport equation. This microscopic treatment is expected to bring out the origin of thermodynamic irreversibilities, which are efficiency-limiting, in solar cells. Equations for fermions and bosons, covering electrons, holes, photons and phonons, will be developed and applied to thin-film heterojunctions. It is intended to elucidate also the effect of graded band gaps and the relationship between photothermal, photovoltaic and photochemical conversion. In this way this project will tie in with our thin-film programme.

Programme(s)

• IC-PECO/COPERNICUS - Scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and European non-member countries, 1992-

Topic(s)

• 03 - CEEC participation in NON-NUCLEAR ENERGY (JOULE II) programme

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: HIGHFIELD ; SOUTHAMPTON ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST

Romania

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 313,Splaiul Independentei 313 ; 77206 BUCURESTI
• Total cost: No data