Low Cost Copper Transparent Electrode Material (LOCUST)
Lead Participant:
APPLIED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Abstract
Transparent conductive electrode (TCE) is an essential component for solar cells and other devices such as
displays, currently indium tin oxide (ITO) and silver are the prevailing choices. ITO and silver are however
expensive. ITO has limited supply, and tends to degrade in performance under stress, so ITO-replacement
TCEs have attracted extensive interests in the past years. Promising possible replacements include less
expensive transparent conductive oxides, carbon nanotubes (CNT) or graphene-based thin films, conductive
polymers, and metal grids based TCEs. This consortium aims to develop low cost and superior, sustainable Cu
nanowires based TCE for solar cells, and explore its application to other devices.
Finance Summary Table – How to complete this section
displays, currently indium tin oxide (ITO) and silver are the prevailing choices. ITO and silver are however
expensive. ITO has limited supply, and tends to degrade in performance under stress, so ITO-replacement
TCEs have attracted extensive interests in the past years. Promising possible replacements include less
expensive transparent conductive oxides, carbon nanotubes (CNT) or graphene-based thin films, conductive
polymers, and metal grids based TCEs. This consortium aims to develop low cost and superior, sustainable Cu
nanowires based TCE for solar cells, and explore its application to other devices.
Finance Summary Table – How to complete this section
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
|---|---|---|
| APPLIED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | £96,296 | £ 67,398 |
Participant |
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| NETZERO INNOVATIONS LIMITED | ||
| SOLARIS PHOTONICS LIMITED | £23,362 | £ 16,353 |
| CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY | ||
| INNOVATE UK |
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