Rational design of manufacturing processes for next generation optoelectronically active nanocomposite films and coatings
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
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Publications
Pandya R
(2018)
Observation of Vibronic-Coupling-Mediated Energy Transfer in Light-Harvesting Nanotubes Stabilized in a Solid-State Matrix.
in The journal of physical chemistry letters
Rao A
(2017)
Harnessing singlet exciton fission to break the Shockley-Queisser limit
in Nature Reviews Materials
Schmidt T
(2018)
All-optical augmentation of solar cells using a combination of up- and downconversion
in Journal of Photonics for Energy
Schnedermann C
(2019)
A molecular movie of ultrafast singlet fission.
in Nature communications
Tanoh AOA
(2019)
Enhancing Photoluminescence and Mobilities in WS2 Monolayers with Oleic Acid Ligands.
in Nano letters
Tanoh AOA
(2021)
Giant photoluminescence enhancement in MoSe2 monolayers treated with oleic acid ligands.
in Nanoscale advances
Tanoh AOA
(2020)
Directed Energy Transfer from Monolayer WS2 to Near-Infrared Emitting PbS-CdS Quantum Dots.
in ACS nano
Thampi A
(2018)
Elucidation of Excitation Energy Dependent Correlated Triplet Pair Formation Pathways in an Endothermic Singlet Fission System.
in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Toolan D
(2022)
Linking microscale morphologies to localised performance in singlet fission quantum dot photon multiplier thin films
in Journal of Materials Chemistry C
| Description | Development of a new manufacturing route to process optoectronically active organic-inorganic nano-composites for future solar cells and display applications. |
| Exploitation Route | Formation of a new spin-out company, Cambridge Photon Technology : https://www.cambridgephoton.com/ |
| Sectors | Energy,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| Description | Formation of a new spin-out company, Cambridge Photon Technology : https://www.cambridgephoton.com/ The company has raised >£1M in funding |
| First Year Of Impact | 2019 |
| Sector | Energy,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| Impact Types | Societal,Economic |
| Description | FIG - FLUX INCREASING GLASS TO ENHANCE PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFICIENCY |
| Amount | £600,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 103757 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2017 |
| End | 10/2019 |
| Description | PINSTRIPE - PHOTON INCREASE BY SPLITTING TO REALISE IMPROVED PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFICIENCY |
| Amount | £232,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 132952 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2017 |
| End | 10/2018 |
| Description | Photon Management for Solar Energy Harvesting with Hybrid Excitonics - SolarX |
| Amount | € 1,500,000 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 758826 |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 04/2018 |
| End | 03/2023 |
| Title | Research data supporting "Engineering Molecular Ligand Shells on Quantum Dots for Quantitative Harvesting of Triplet Excitons Generated by Singlet Fission" |
| Description | This dataset consists of graphical and tabular data in an Origin file format. The file includes UV-Vis absorption, PLQE, kinetic modelling, transient PL and absorption, steady-state PL and excitation spectra and magnetic field dependent PL measurement data and analysis. Further information about the data collection methods and analysis is available via the journal JACS, at 10.1021/jacs.9b06584. The Origin file "Analysis.opju" contains the data for all plots presented in the paper and SI titled "Engineering Molecular Ligand Shells on Quantum Dots for Quantitative Harvesting of Triplet Excitons Generated by Singlet Fission", along with additional data surrounding the analysis of the presented data. The file is separated into folders sorted by experiment. Figures used in the paper are prefixed with either "Main Fig" or "SI" followed by a brief description of the figure. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Description | Eight19 |
| Organisation | Eight19 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in singlet fission and photon-multiplier technology, photophysics, devices physics, synthesis of inorganic semiconductor nanocrystals |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in thin film processing and coating technology, commercialisation, manufacturing and product development. |
| Impact | 3 Innovate UK projects, 1 completed successfully (SiFi - SInglet FIssion photon multiplier film to increase photovoltaic efficiency) and 2 ongoing (FIG - Flux Increasing Glass to enhance photovoltaic efficiency) & (PINSTRIPE: Photon Increase by Splitting to Realise Improved Photovoltaic Efficiency"). My team's work and collaboration with Eight19 has helped them raise significant investment to pursue the commercialisation of the Singlet Fission Photon Multiplier technology developed in my lab as part of this grant. Eight19 have a team of 3 scientists embedded in my group. 5+ patent applications filed. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | NSG Pilkington |
| Organisation | Pilkington Glass |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | We have an ongoing Innovate UK grant with two industrial partners Eight19 and NSG Pilkington , PINSTRIPE - PHOTON INCREASE BY SPLITTING TO REALISE IMPROVED PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFICIENCY. This is a 2 year grant helping to commercialise out singlet fission technology to improve conventional Si solar cells. We bring detailed photophysics, optoelectronics and device fabrication knowledge to the project. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NSG Pilkington bring knowledge of manufacture of solar grade glass, encapsulants, glass processing, deposition of films on glass, environmental leaching tests |
| Impact | Ongoing 2 year (11/2017-10/2019) Innovate UK project, PINSTRIPE - PHOTON INCREASE BY SPLITTING TO REALISE IMPROVED PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFICIENCY |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Total - Sunpower |
| Organisation | Total E & P |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Singlet fission photon multipler research |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sunpower part of the Total group is the 2nd largest Si PV manufacturer in the world. They are providing us Si modules and solar glass samples to test our photon multipler film on |
| Impact | Currently confidential |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Company Name | CAMBRIDGE PHOTON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED |
| Description | Cambridge Photon Technology provides the simplest, lowest cost way to a significant increase in power from solar photovoltaic modules. Incorporated within a module, our Photon Multiplier Film uses advanced nanotechnology to split each incoming blue and green photon into two infra-red photons. This allows the silicon cell to capture energy that would otherwise be lost, and substantially increases its power output. |
| Year Established | 2019 |
| Impact | RSC Emerging Technologies Prize Deep Tech Pioneers Award- Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge Cambridge Photon Technology have been named one of six national finalists in the 2019 Shell Springboard competition. |
| Website | https://www.cambridgephoton.com/ |