HYBRID QUANTUM-DOT/TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS

Projektinformationen

NANOSOLAR

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 655039

DOI 10.3030/655039

Das Projekt endete am 1 Januar 2016

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 13 März 2015

Startdatum 2 Juni 2015

Enddatum 1 Juni 2017

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Gesamtkosten € 158 121,60

EU-Beitrag € 158 121,60

Koordiniert durch

FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES
Spain

Ziel

The development of high-efficiency and low-cost solar cells is one of the most crucial challenges to secure a clean and sustainable energy source. The novel and tunable optoelectronic properties of nanomaterials are a very promising but still challenging route to achieve this goal. In this project, we propose to combine the advantages of two important nanoscale materials, semiconductor quantum dots (QD) and two-dimensional atomic layered (2-D) materials, to realize high-efficiency hybrid solar cells. Quantum dots are one of the best absorbing and carrier photogenerators due to multiple exciton generation and their size-tunable and direct band gap, however, their poor dot-to-dot conductivity has been a major limitation for photovoltaic devices. We propose to overcome this limitation by intercalating 2-D materials that have shown high charge mobility and strong optoelectronic properties. We propose a tandem configuration based on a stack of QD layers for strong carrier photogeneration, with intercalated 2-D atomic layers for efficient charge and photocurrent extraction. We will study the charge transfer and separation at the interface of QDs and 2-D layers, both of which are strongly affected by quantum confinement. The co-supervisors of this project, Prof. Konstantatos and Prof. Koppens at ICFO, have demonstrated a QD/2-D(graphene) phototransistor with a photoresponse up to 5 orders of magnitude higher than phototransistors based on single graphene or MoS2 atomic layers without QDs, showing the potential of QD/2-D hybrid devices for photovoltaics. In addition to QDs, we will also use small band gap materials, such as phosphorene and other 2-D semiconductors that can harvest energy from infrared hot sources in dark conditions. The proposed hybrid QD/2-D solar cell architecture can have a strong technological impact since both materials can be produced in large scale by chemical synthesis and surpass the performance of current photovoltaic technologies.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials › two-dimensional nanostructures › graphene
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors › optical sensors
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › nuclear energy
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › solar energy › photovoltaic

Schlüsselbegriffe

• Photovoltaics
• Solar Cells
• Quantum Dots
• Two-Dimensional materials
• Graphene

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Thema/Themen

• MSCA-IF-2014-EF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF)

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

H2020-MSCA-IF-2014

Finanzierungsplan

MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

Koordinator

FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 158 121,60
• Adresse: AVINGUDA CARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS 3 ; 08860 Castelldefels ; Spanien
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Aktivitätstyp: Research Organisations
• Gesamtkosten: € 158 121,60