Sensitizer Activated Nanostructured Solar Cells

Provider

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

Programme

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Call for proposals

FP7-NMP-2009-LARGE-3

Main participants

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Contest type

RP - Co-financing of EC programme

Contract ID

13595/2011?321

Project name in Czech

Sensitizer Activated Nanostructured Solar Cells

Annotation in Czech

Widespread uptake of inorganic semiconductor solar cells has been limited, with current solar cell arrays only producing arround 10 GW of the 15 TW (~0.06%) global energy demand, despite the terrestrial solar resource being 120,000 TW. The industry is growing at a cumulative rate of over 40% per annum, even with effects of the financial crisis. However, to contribute to global power this century, growth of around 100% pa is required. The challenge facing the photovoltaic industry is cost effectiveness through much lower embodied energy. Plastic electronics and solution-processable inorganic semiconductors can revolutionise this industry due to their relatively easy and low cost processability (low embodied energy). The efficiency of solar cells fabricated from these ?cheap? materials, is approaching competitive values, with comparison tests showing better performance for sensitizer activated solar cells with reference to amorphous silicon and CIS in Northern European conditions. A 50% increase of theoutput will make these new solar cells commercially dominant in all markets since they are superior in capturing photons in non-ideal conditions (angled sun, cloud, haze) having a stable maximum power point over the full range of light intensity. To enable this jump in performance in a timely manner, a paradigm shift is required. The revolutionary approach to these solar cells we are undertaking in the SANS project is exactly that and matches the desires of the IEA for mitigation of climate change. Ourobjectives are to create: highly efficient panchromatic sensitizers, ideally structured semiconducting metal oxide materials and composites; optimized non-volatile and quasi solid-state electrolyte compositions and solid-state organic hole-transporters;achieve full comprehension of the physical processes occurring during solar cell operation; and realization of a 40,000 hrs out door lifetime, being the springboard for commercialization.

R&D category

ZV - Basic research

CEP classification - main branch

CF - Physical chemistry and theoretical chemistry

CEP - secondary branch

CG - Electrochemistry

CEP - another secondary branch

CA - Inorganic chemistry

OECD FORD - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)

10402 - Inorganic and nuclear chemistry<br>10403 - Physical chemistry<br>10405 - Electrochemistry (dry cells, batteries, fuel cells, corrosion metals, electrolysis)

Provider evaluation

U - Uspěl podle zadání (s publikovanými či patentovanými výsledky atd.)

Project results evaluation

Following the condition that the candidate of financial contribution was evaluated and afterwards selected by international provider in accordance with the rules of the program the Ministry of Education, Youth ans Sports does not realize the evaluation of project results. The project is evaluated only after its approval by an international provider.

Realization period - beginning

Jan 1, 2011

Realization period - end

Dec 31, 2013

Project status

U - Finished project

Latest support payment

Mar 27, 2013

Confidentiality

C - Předmět řešení projektu podléhá obchodnímu tajemství (§ 504 Občanského zákoníku), ale název projektu, cíle projektu a u ukončeného nebo zastaveného projektu zhodnocení výsledku řešení projektu (údaje P03, P04, P15, P19, P29, PN8) dodané do CEP, jsou upraveny tak, aby byly zveřejnitelné.

Data delivery code

CEP14-MSM-7E-U/01:1

Data delivery date

Jun 30, 2014

Total approved costs

2,118 thou. CZK

Public financial support

2,118 thou. CZK

Other public sources

0 thou. CZK

Non public and foreign sources

0 thou. CZK