Objective Chalcogenide compound semiconductors (e.g. CuInSe2, CdTe,...) are known to be the actual candidates for thin film solar cells. These compounds have been found more or less by chance following the structural relationships from the basic Sistructure. On the other hand about 500 natural occuring chalcogenide compounds - the so called sulfide ore minerals - have been collected and described by mineralogists, giving a source of possible further (better?) candidates. It is a logical consequence bringing together specialists from photovoltaic research and mineralogists working on the field of sulfide ore minerals to screen this "natural reservoir" for photovoltaic applicability. The general scope of the project is a fast screening of sulfide ore minerals with respect to their photovoltaic properties. These minerals were selected for several reasons: a) already existing chalcogenide semiconductors in photovoltaic applications are members of this group, b) existing mineralogical data for all members of this group, c) known stability of this compounds, and d) no necessity in crystal preparation. The work program includes a mineralogical part and a physico-chemical part. For the mineralogical part the organization of mineral species and their already existing data as well as the standard mineralogical characterization of the samples are intended. These samples are handed over to the physicists and chemists for the characterization of semiconductor properties, including optimized characterization methods like photoacoustic spectroscopy, time resolved microwave electroreflectance, electrochemical methods and so on. The goal of the project is to select possible candidates for thin film solar cells from the group of sulfide ore minerals, which can be transferred in subsequent research to a thin film preparation on a laboratory scale for further investigations and to look for better properties than the one of the existing candidates. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsnatural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicssemiconductivitynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologymineralogyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyphotovoltaicnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsspectroscopy Programme(s) FP3-JOULE 2 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of non-nuclear energy, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 0304 - Renewable energies for rural electricity, local fuel and water Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator European Renewable Energy Centers Agency - Eurec Agency EEIG Address 75,kapeldreef 3001 Heverlee Belgium See on map EU contribution No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue pierre et marie curie 11 75231 Paris See on map Other funding No data HAHN-MEITNER-INSTITUT BERLIN GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Glienicker strasse 100 14109 Berlin See on map Other funding No data UNIVERSITAET KONSTANZ Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address 27,jacob buchhardtstrasse 29 78457 Konstanz See on map Other funding No data University of Manchester United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Oxford road M13 9PL Manchester See on map Other funding No data Universität Basel Switzerland EU contribution € 0,00 Address 30,bernoullistraße 4056 Basel See on map Other funding No data
